Paula Almansa

Paula Almansa is an entrepreneur, mentor and business angel with a background in Finance and Social Entrepreneurship. She co-founded Impact HUB Madrid (innovation lab and business incubator), FromTheBench games (developer of sports manager applications), and a venture capital fund advising Spanish banks in their social investments. She is an Associate Professor of Negotiations, Conflict Resolution Abilities, and Entrepreneurial Social Responsibility at IE. She holds degrees in Business Administration, Law and Psychology and an MBA from Wharton. Paula is passionate about social causes and regularly volunteers in several places around the world.

Education

• MBA University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School (1999 — 2001)
• PhD courses (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2006 — 2008)
• BA Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D. (2000 — 2005)
• BA Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D. (1993 — 1999)
• BA, ICADE E-2 Universidad Pontificia Comillas (1991 — 1996)
• Mater Salvatoris

Companies

• Director of IEU Strategy Lab IEU Strategy Lab (2020)
• Co-Founder LOOM (2015)
• Associate Professor in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Abilities IE University (2014)
• Adjunct Professor - Negotiation IE Business School (2011)
• CEO LOOM (2015 — 2021)
• Co Founder Fusion - Collective Intelligence (2015 — 2019)
• Co-Founder and Board member Impact HUB Madrid Impact Hub Network (2007 — 2016)
• Co-Founder and Corporate Development Pocket University (2012 — 2016)
• Co-founder and co-director Perception Hub S.L. (2014 — 2015)