Governance

Meet Dean Heukamp

Franz Heukamp has been the dean of IESE since 2016. He is a professor of decision analysis and is the Antonio Valero Chair of Business Administration.

As Dean, he prioritizes fostering impactful thought leadership and supporting executives with continuous, customized learning, alongside promoting a holistic vision of leadership rooted in human dignity and dedicated to service to society.

Learn about our Dean's Focus Areas

Our governance system

IESE’s governance system is based on the principles of trust, collegiality and accountability. IESE Business School is part of the University of Navarra, a Catholic university whose chancellor is Fernando Ocáriz, the prelate of Opus Dei.

The chancellor governs the university through the vice chancellor, who is also the vicar of Opus Dei in Spain. At present, the vice chancellor is Ignacio Barrera. The vice chancellor looks after the long-term vision and ensures alignment with the founding principles of the university and its Christian identity.

The vice chancellor oversees IESE with respect to its strategy, budget and the appointments of senior faculty members and the members of the executive committee, in collaboration with the university president. The central services of the University of Navarra also manage the publicly accredited academic degrees and global university policies that affect IESE, such as compliance and other matters.

The Supervisory Board was created in 2023 and supervises the work of the Executive Committee and the dean in the development of strategy, the implementation of strategic plans and the analysis of major decisions for the institution, supporting the work of the vice chancellor.

The Executive Committee is responsible for the day-to-day management of the organization. It develops the school’s strategic vision, proposes faculty appointments and promotions, oversees the generation of research, creates academic programs and is responsible for their delivery.

In parallel, several committees advise the Executive Committee and the dean including the International Advisory Board, the Harvard-IESE Committee and the Executive Committee of the IESE Alumni Association. These committees support management on a variety of issues. Some members participate in several committees, which ensures that consistent criteria are applied and that the ideas discussed reach management.

Supervisory Board
Executive Committee

President

Andrea Christenson

Non-executive director, various companies

Vice president

Juvencio Maeztu

Deputy CEO, CFO and member of the Management Board, Ingka Group | IKEA

Lourdes Centeno

Partner in charge of Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Capital Markets, EY Abogados

Marta Elvira

Professor of Strategic Management and Managing People in Organizations, IESE Business School

Ángel J. Gómez Montoro

Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Navarra

Franz Heukamp

Dean and Antonio Valero Chair of Business Administration, IESE Business School

Laura Lechuga

Full Professor, Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas - CSIC)

Nitin Nohria

George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Marc Badia

Deputy dean, Professor of Accounting and Control and associate dean for the MBA program

José María Feliu

Director of the People Area

Evgeny Káganer

Associate dean for academic affairs and innovation and Professor of Operations, Information and Technology

Núria Mas

Associate dean for faculty, Professor of Economics and Jaime Grego Chair of Global Healthcare Management

Andrea Montalvo

Associate dean for executive education

Gaizka Ormazabal

Associate dean for research and the PhD program, Professor of Accounting and Control and Grupo Santander Chair of Financial Institutions and Corporate Governance

Javier Quintanilla

Director of the Madrid campus, Professor of Managing People in Organizations and associate dean for the MiM and MiF programs

Itziar de Ros Raventós

Associate dean for alumni and institutional development

IESE’s International Advisory Board was created in 1986 and analyzes the global socio-economic context from the point of view of companies, emerging trends, business and management education needs and management innovation.

The board is made up of prominent business leaders from Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia who are recognized for their contribution to the development of corporate governance, business and society as a whole. The dean of IESE appoints the members of the board, which meets twice a year.

Jacob Aarup-Andersen

Group CEO, Carlsberg Group

Maria Ahlström-Bondestam

Chair, The Eva Ahlström Foundation

Ana Paula Assis

Chair and general manager EMEA, IBM

Ibukun Awosika

Founder and CEO, The Chair Center Group

Martin Rudolf Brenninkmeijer

Chairman, COFRA Holding AG

Bruno Di Leo

Founder and CEO, Bearing North

Patricia Francis

Chairman of the Trade Facilitation Task Force, government of Jamaica

Spencer Fung

Executive chairman, Li Fung

Doris Höpke

Independent advisor and mediator, various companies

Denise Kingsmill

Life peer, U.K. House of Lords

Janina Kugel

Non-executive member of the board and senior advisor, various companies

Janne Haaland Matlary

Professor of Political Science, University of Oslo

Liz Mohn

Member of the board, Bertelsmann

Amparo Moraleda

Member of the board and advisory bodies, various companies

Stanley Motta

Chairman, Motta Internacional

N.R. Narayana Murthy

Founder, Infosys Technologies

Alan Pace

Managing partner, ALK Capital, LLC

Paul Polman

Founder, member of the board and advisor, various companies

Risto Siilasmaa

Chairman, F-Secure Corporation

Martin Sorrell

Executive chairman, S4 Capital

Francesco Vanni D'Archirafi

Chairman, Euroclear

Eric Weber

Professor of Accounting and Control, IESE Business School

George Yeo

Visiting scholar, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore

HBS

Kathleen L. McGinn

Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

V.G. Narayanan

Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, and senior associate dean of executive education and HBS Online, Harvard Business School

Das Narayandas

Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Matthew C. Weinzierl

Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Harvard Business School

IESE

José Luis Nueno

Professor of Marketing and Intent HQ Chair on Changing Consumer Behavior, IESE Business School

Mª Julia Prats

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Bertrán Foundation Chair of Entrepreneurship, IESE Business School

The Alumni Executive Committee oversees the Alumni Association’s diverse activities and services, in addition to approving budgets and presenting the annual accounts to the Governing Board. The committee also offers guidance on the school’s strategy, initiatives, programs and corporate development. All committee members are IESE alumni, who care about the continuous education of alumni and their ongoing role in the school.

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