Board of Trustees

Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Elcano Royal Institute under the presidency of His Majesty the King. June 2022. © Casa de S.M. el Rey
Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Elcano Royal Institute under the presidency of His Majesty the King. June 2022. © Casa de S.M. el Rey

The Board of Trustees is the Elcano Royal Institute’s highest governing body: its task is to ensure the fulfilment of the institution’s mission and goals and it operates either in plenary sessions or through a delegated Executive Committee. H.M. the King is its Honorary President.

The Board of Trustees meets in ordinary session twice a year and discharges the major functions of representing, governing, and administering the Foundation. Among other duties it is responsible for approving the Annual Action Plan, the budget, the accounts, and the Annual Report of activities. In addition, it nominates the President, the Vice-President, the Director and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees and appoints the members of the Executive Committee. It also determines the admission of new members and the appointment, at the suggestion of the Executive Committee, of the members of the Scientific Council. It is represented on the Transparency Committee.

It comprises the chairs of the Elcano Royal Institute’s trustee companies and organisations, as well as Spain’s former Prime Ministers (Felipe González, José María Aznar, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and Mariano Rajoy), Ministers of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation; Defence; Culture and Sport; Economy and Business; and a trustee nominated by the main opposition party.

Representatives of Spain’s academic, cultural, and social sectors also take part, in an elective capacity, as do former Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence.

The Board of Trustees of the Elcano Royal Institute remembers with gratitude and affection its former members Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Jesús de Polanco, Juan José Linz, Emilio Botín, Rafael Naranjo, Carme Chacón, Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias and José Folgado, who with their generosity and experience contributed to the creation and strengthening from our institution.


President of Honour: H.M. the King

Felipe González. Former Prime Minister. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Prime Minister
José María Aznar. Former Prime Minister. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Prime Minister
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Former Prime Minister. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Prime Minister
Mariano Rajoy. Former Prime Minister. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Prime Minister
Enrique V. Iglesias. Former Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Secretariat. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Secretariat
José Manual Albares. Minister of of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Minister. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation
Margarita Robles Fernández. Minister of Defence. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Minister. Ministry of Defence
Carlos Cuerpo. Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Minister. Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Business
Ernest Urtasun Domènech. Minister of Culture. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Minister. Ministry of Culture
Javier Solana. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Former Minister of Education and Former Minister of Culture. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Former Minister of Education and Former Minister of Culture
Miguel Arias Cañete. Representative of the Popular Party (PP). The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Representative of the Popular Party (PP)
Eduardo Serra Rexach. Former Chairman of the Elcano Royal Institute. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Chairman of Elcano Royal Institute
Gustavo Suárez Pertierra. Former Chairman of the Elcano Royal Institute. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Chairman of Elcano Royal Institute
Emilio Lamo de Espinosa. Former Chairman of the Elcano Royal Institute. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Chairman of Elcano Royal Institute
Araceli Mangas Martín. Professor of Public International Law and International Relations. Complutense University of Madrid. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Professor of Public International Law and International Relations. Complutense University of Madrid
Carlos Ortega Arias-Paz. Chairman, Acerinox. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chairman. Acerinox
Alberto Gutiérrez. Head of Military Aircraft Airbus Defence and Space and Head of Airbus Spain. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Head of Military Aircraft Airbus Defence and Space and Head of Airbus Spain
José Luis Martínez-Almeida. Mayor, Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid City Council). The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Mayor. Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid City Council)
Pablo Hernández de Cos. Governor, Banco de España (Bank of Spain). The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Governor. Banco de España
Carlos Torres Vila. Group Executive Chairman, BBVA. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Group Executive Chairman. BBVA
José Ignacio Goirigolzarri. Chair, CaixaBank. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chair. CaixaBank
José Luis Bonet. Chairman, Spanish Chamber of Commerce. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chairman. Spanish Chamber of Commerce
Maarten Wetselaar. Director and Chief Executive Officer, CEPSA. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Director and Chief Executive Officer. CEPSA
Ignacio Rivera Quintana. Chairman, Corporación Hijos de Rivera. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chairman. Corporación Hijos de Rivera
Antonio Llardén. Chair, Enagas. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chair. Enagás
José D. Bogas Gálvez. Chief Executive Officer, Endesa. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chief Executive Officer. Endesa
Ángel Escribano. Chair. Escribano Mechanical & Engineering. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chair. Escribano Mechanical & Engineering
Ignacio S. Galán. Chair & CEO. Iberdrola. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chair & CEO. Iberdrola
Horacio Morell. President. IBM Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Israel. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
President. IBM Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Israel
Oscar García Maceiras. Chief Executive Officer, Inditex. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chief Executive Officer. Inditex
Silvia Gloud. Founder, Insud Pharma. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Founder. Insud Pharma
Jaime Montalvo Correa. Deputy Chairman, Mutua Madrileña. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Deputy Chairman. Mutua Madrileña
Rafael Villaseca Marco. Chairman, Naturgy Foundation. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chairman, Naturgy Foundation
Luis Furnells. Executive Chairman, Grupo OESÍA. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Executive Chairman. Grupo OESÍA
Helena Revoredo. Chair, Prosegur. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chair. Prosegur
Raül Blanco Díaz. Chair, RENFE-Operadora. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chair. Renfe-Operadora
Antonio Brufau. Chair & CEO, Repsol. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chair & CEO. Repsol
Ana Botín. Chair, Santander. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chair. Santander
Arturo Diaz Tejeiro. Chief Executive Officer, Solaria. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chief Executive Officer. Solaria
Emiliano López Atxurra. Chairman of Petronor. Tecnalia. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Chairman of Petronor. Tecnalia
José María Álvarez. Executive Chairman, Telefónica. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Executive Chairman. Telefónica
Rafael Estrella. Former Deputy Chairman of the Elcano Royal Institute. The Elcano Royal Institute Board of Trustees
Former Deputy Chairman of the Elcano Royal Institute
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Inditex logo. Board of Trustees of the Elcano Royal Institute
Naturgy Foundation logo
Renfe logo
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Acerinox logo
Banco de España logo
Spanish Chamber of Commerce logo
Enagas logo
Iberdrola logo
Insud Pharma logo
Oesia
Repsol logo
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AIRBUS logo
bbva
Endesa logo
IBM logo
Mutua Madrileña logo
Prosegur logo
Santander Group logo
Solaria logo
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