Carla Szemzo

Carla Szemzo has almost 10 years of professional experience in communications, marketing/sales, and consulting. She has lived in New York, Buenos Aires, Caracas and Madrid.

Carla is part of the faculty at IE´s Bachelor in Communications working as thesis advisor for the final projects. She has worked in top international communications consulting firms, such as Burson-Marsteller and Pizzolante Strategic Communications, for clients including: Unilever, Diageo, Shell, LG Electronics, Pepsi, Phillip Morris, Bosch, Netflix, Hewlett-Packard, among others. She is currently the Senior Associate Director of Admissions for the Specialized Master´s degrees at IE.

Carla studied a Bachelor in Communications at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas, Venezuela). Her final thesis research helped her university update the curriculum of the Bachelor in Communications, adapting it to the latest trends in the job market. Her research was also published at a recognized international magazine in communications and presented at the National Conference of Communication Schools in Venezuela. She later did the Master in Management at IE Business School (2012).

Companies

• Vice Dean IE Business School (2021)
• Adjunt Professor and International Speaker IE Business School (2017)
• Global Head of Sales (Global Student Recruitment) IE Business School (2020 — 2021)
• Director of Global Business Development IE Business School (2019 — 2020)
• Senior Associate Director of Global Business Development IE Business School (2018 — 2019)
• Senior Associate Director of Admissions (Graduate Programs) IE Business School (2015 — 2018)
• Associate Director of Admissions (Graduate Programs) ie business school (2013 — 2015)
• Consultant & Digital Strategist PIZZOLANTE Estrategia + Comunicación (2010 — 2012)
• Client Executive & Digital Specialist (Brand Marketing Unit) Burson-Marsteller (2009 — 2010)