Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the IMDEA Water Institute is the highest governance, representation, and administration body. It is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees to fulfill the foundational aims and to manage the assets and rights that make up the assets of the Foundation, maintaining its performance and usefulness.

In accordance with Statutes, the Board of Trustees is the highest administrative body of IMDEA Water. It is composed by members representing the Regional Administration, recognized social scientists, and op-level executives.

Government Representatives

President

Prof. Rafael Fernández Rubio

  • Ph.D. in Mining Engineering and Professor Emeritus. Polytechnic University of Madrid.
  • Rey Jaime I Prize for Environmental Protection
  • Doctor Honoris Causa. University of Lisbon. Portugal

Ex Officio (Regional Government of Madrid)

Excmo. Mr. Enrique Ossorio Crespo (Vicepresident)

  • Vice President, Counsellor of Education and Universities.
  • Vice Presidency, Regional Board of Education and Universities.
  • Regional Government of Madrid. Spain.

Ilmo. Mr. Fidel Rodríguez Batalla

  • Deputy Counsellor of Universities, Science and Innovation.
  • Deputy Regional Board of Universities, Science and Innovation.
  • Vice Presidency, Regional Board of Education and Universities.
  • Regional Government of Madrid. Spain.

Illmo. Mr. Ricardo Díaz Martín

  • General Director of Universities and Higher Artistic Education.
  • G.D. of Universities and Higher Artistic Education.
  • Vice Presidency, Regional Board of Education and Universities.
  • Regional Government of Madrid. Spain.

Mrs. Ana Isabel Cremades Rodríguez

  • General Director of Research and Technological Innovation.
  • G.D. of Research and Technological Innovation.
  • Vice Presidency, Regional Board of Education and Universities.
  • Regional Government of Madrid. Spain.

Illmo. Mr. Mariano González Sáez

  • Deputy Counsellor of Environment and Agriculture.
  • Deputy Regional Board of Environment and Agriculture.
  • Regional Board of Environment, Housing, and Agriculture.
  • Regional Government of Madrid. Spain.

Mrs. Bárbara Fernández-Revuelta Fernández-Durán

  • Deputy General Director of Research.
  • Directorate-General of Research and Technological Innovation.
  • Vice Presidency, Regional Board of Education and Universities.
  • Regional Government of Madrid. Spain.

Mr. José de la Sota Ríus

  • Scientific-Technical Coordinator.
  • Madri+d Knowledge Foundation.
  • Madrid. Spain.

Trustees appointed by other IMDEA Institutes.

Mrs. Mercedes Echegaray Giménez

  • Head of the Public Participation Area of the Hydrological Planning Office.
  • Tajo Hydrographic Confederation.
  • Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge. Madrid. Spain.

Mr. José Aguado Alonso

  • Professor of Chemical Engineering.
  • Rey Juan Carlos University. Madrid. Spain.

Scientific Trustees

Mr. José C. Merchuk

  • Department of Engineering and Biotechnology Unit Engineering Sciences Faculty.
  • Gurion University of Negev. Beer Sheva. Israel.

Mrs. Rosa Galvez

  • Department of Civil and Water Engineering.
  • Laval University.
  • Quebec. Canada.

Mr. Jorge A. Arroyo

  • Water management consultant in innovative water supply strategies.
  • Texas. USA.

Trustees from Research Institutions

Mr. Juan José Vaquero López

  • Professor of Organic Chemistry.
  • University of Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. Spain.

Mrs. María Ángeles Blanco Suárez

  • Professor of Chemical Engineering.
  • Complutense University. Madrid. Spain.

Mr. Ángel Javier Marugán Aguado

  • Professor of Chemical Engineering
  • Rey Juan Carlos University

Company Trustees

SACYR – Sacyr Water
Mr. Domingo Zarzo Martínez

  • R&D Technical Director.
  • Murcia. Spain.

FCC Aqualia
Mr. Enrique Hernández Moreno

  • Director of Services Management.
  • Madrid. Spain.

Henares Businessmen’s Association (AEDHE)
Mrs. Laly Escudero Ossorio

  • President.
  • Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. Spain.

Expert Trustees

Mr. Emilio Custodio Gimena

  • Corresponding Member of the Roya Spanish Academy of Sciences.
  • Professor Emeritus of Underground Hidrology en la Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona.

Secretary

Mr. Alejandro Blázquez Lidoy