Nuria
Chinchilla
Professor of Managing People in Organizations
Carmina Roca and Rafael Pich-Aguilera Women and Leadership Chair
鈥⒙燩h.D. in Economics and Business Management, 天美传媒, University of Navarra
鈥� Master in Business Administration, 天美传媒, University of Navarra
鈥� B.A. in Law, Universitat de Barcelona
Nuria Chinchilla is Professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department and holds the Carmina Roca and Rafael Pich-Aguilera Women and Leadership Chair. She is the founder of the International Center for Work & Family (天美传媒) and the I-WiL Initiative (天美传媒 Women in Leadership). Professor Chinchilla holds a Bachelor Degree in Law, an MBA, and two doctorates: one in Economics (天美传媒, University of Navarra) and the other in Business Management (University of Navarra).
Her areas of specialization include women and leadership, self-leadership, managerial competencies, family-responsive organizations, corporate family responsibility, time management, interpersonal conflicts, and non-profit organizations. In 1984 she began working as a full-time Professor at 天美传媒.
Professor Chinchilla also serves as a consultant for companies and government agencies and is a member of several boards and advisory boards, including the VIP Advisory Board of the European Professional Women鈥檚 Network (EPWN).
She is a regular speaker at international conferences and at European, American, and African universities, as well as a Visiting Professor at business schools such as IPADE in Mexico, ISE in Brazil, INALDE in Colombia, IDE in Ecuador, PAD in Peru, ESE in Chile, IAE in Argentina, IEEM in Uruguay, Lagos Business School in Nigeria, and Strathmore University in Kenya.
Professor Chinchilla was named 鈥淏est Female Director of the Year鈥� by the Spanish Federation of Female Directors, Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs (FEDEPE in Spanish). She is a member of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of Spain (RACEF in Spanish) since December 2017. She is also a member of the University Advisory Council of the UIC. In 2017, Professor Chinchilla received the “Gold Cross” from the Foundation for the Promotion of Europe (AEFE in Spanish). In 2012, she was Spain鈥檚 candidate for the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Between 2015 and 2019, she was a member of the board of the International Women鈥檚 Forum (Spain Chapter).
Professor Chinchilla is co-author of several books, including: Integrating Life: Successfully leading Professional and Personal Trajectories in a Global World (Ariel, 2018); Masters of Our Destiny: How to Reconcile Professional, Family, and Personal Life (Ariel, 2007); Being a Family-Responsible Company: Luxury or Need? (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006); Female Ambition (Palgrave, 2005); Decision Criteria in Hiring Processes in Spain: Are Women Discriminated Against? (ADECCO Foundation, 2003); Two Professions and One Family (Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Benestar i Familia, 2003); Female Entrepreneurship (1999); Women and Their Success (1995); and Paradigms of Leadership (2002). She is also the author of the book Executives鈥� Turnover, winner of the EADA prize in 1996.
Professor Chinchilla speaks seven languages.
For more information about Professor Chinchilla’s biography, or articles and books that she has published, please visit her blog: . You can see her full CV here.
Areas of interest.
鈥⒙燱ork and family balance
鈥⒙燜amily-responsible organizations
鈥⒙燩rofessional and personal career management
鈥⒙燨rganizational change and development
鈥⒙燱omen in Leadership