Professor of Practice of Global Governance and Development at IE University
Bio
Waya Quiviger first joined IE Business School as Managing Director of the International MBA program. From 2009 to 2018, she was the Executive Director of the Master in International Relations. She is currently a Professor of Practice in Global Governance & Development and the Executive Director of the Transatlantic Relations Initiative at IE School of Global and Public Affairs. Waya Quiviger holds an M.Sc. in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics (LSE), a Master in International Management from the Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) and a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University (CA).
Prior to joining IE, Waya worked for the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland as Manager of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow (GLTs), a community of outstanding young leaders, many of them social entrepreneurs. She has also consulted for the Women’s Forum and the Club de Madrid. Ms. Quiviger teaches Global Governance & International Organizations, Aid, Development and Social Entrepreneurship, and Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement for the SDGs in the Bachelor in International Relations, the Master in International Relations, and the Master in International Development. She is the recipient of several awards for outstanding teaching. Her research interests include social innovation, social entrepreneurship, development, global governance, and intergovernmental institutions. Waya is a member of the Spanish Leadership Network of the Fundación Rafael del Pino.