About Us

CEI International Affairs is an institution that works for and with professionals in the fields of diplomacy and international relations. Its main objective is to help them enhance their knowledge and develop their personal skills and abilities in order to achieve excellence, whilst at the same time training new professionals for careers in diplomacy, international public service, regional and local government, non-governmental organisations and/or public and corporate diplomacy.

CEI Team

Dr. Ângel Pes — **Dr. Àngel Pes.** Director General

**Fernando Perpiñà-Robert.** Ambassador of Spain

**Jordi Quero.** Teaching Director of CEI International Affairs and Coordinator of MUDOI

**Ana García Juanatey.** CEI Professor
Master’s in Sustainable Development Executive Coordinator

**Andrea Noferini.** CEI Professor
Preparation to Join the Diplomatic Corps Director

**Eugènia Guarro.** Secretariat of the Assigned Center and Quality Technique

**Nadia Rodríguez.** Communication and Marketing Director

**Àngels Vara.** Control and Budgets Director

Founders – Trustees

Founders – Trustees:

Mr. Antoni Vila Bertrán

General Director of the “la Caixa” Banking Foundation

President of Fundació CEI

Dª Celsa Nuño García

1st Vice President of Fundació CEI

Undersecretary of MAUC

Dr. Joan Elias Garcia

2nd Vice President of Fundació CEI

Grand Rector of the University of Barcelona

Trustees:

Mr. Fernando Fernández-Arias Minuesa

Dr. Amèlia Díaz Álvarez

Mr. Sebastià Sastre Papiol

Mr. Antoni Millet Abbad

ABERTIS INFRAESTRUCTURAS, SA

Represented by Mr. Alejandro Colldefors.

BANC SABADELL

Represented by Mr. Antoni Torruella Pujol, Director of Global IFI.

BARCELONA CITY COUNCIL

Represented by Mrs. Laia Bonet.

PUIG PRIVATE FOUNDATION

Represented by D. Xavier Puig.

NATURGY

Represented by D. Jordi García Tabernero.

Secretary:

Mr. Joaquim Llimona Balcells

Governing Board

Mr. Antoni Vila Bertrán

General Director of “la Caixa” Banking Foundation

President of Fundació CEI

Dª Celsa Nuño García

Undersecretary of MAUC

1st Vice President of Fundació CEI

Dr. Joan Elias Garcia

Grand Rector of the University of Barcelona

2nd Vice President of Fundació CEI

Mr. Joaquim Llimona Balcells, Board Secretary

Consultive Board

Diplomats:

Fernando Fernández-Arias Minuesa. Ambassador-Director of the Diplomatic School.

President of the Consultive Board.

Fernando Perpiñá-Robert. Ambassador of Spain, Founder of the CEI.

Manuel Montobbio. Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain in the Council of Europe.

Senén Florensa. Ambassador Permanent Representative of Spain to the Office of the United Nations and International Organizations based in Vienna.

Ainara Gómez. Diplomatic Advisor and Spokesperon. Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean.

Secretary of the Consultive Board.

Rafael Soriano. Advisory Vocal. Cabinet of the Secretary of State for International Cooperation and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean.

Business:

Joan Canals. Vice President Foment del Treball.

Albert Collado. Partner, Director of the tax department in Barcelona. J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P.

Xavier Carbonell. Director of the Cambra de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de Barcelona.

Enric Crous. Chief Executive Officer, Distiller S.A.

Asunción Ortega. Member of the Board of Trustees of the “la Caixa” Banking Foundation.

Jordi Alberich. General Director, Círculo de Economía.

Academics:

Joaquim Llimona Balcells. Professor of International Public Law and International Relations, University of Barcelona

Joan Tugores. Professor of Economics, University of Barcelona.

Pere Vilanova. Professor of Political Science, University of Barcelona.

Ramón Adell. Professor of Business Economics, University of Barcelona.

Xavier Pons. Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Barcelona.

Other Counselors:

Rosa Calaf. Journalist.