Ángel Alonso Arroba currently serves as Deputy Director of the Cabinet of the Presidency of the Government of Spain, where he contributes to the strategic coordination and policy work of the executive. With extensive experience in international affairs and public management, he has played key roles in both national and multilateral institutions.
Before joining the Presidency, Alonso Arroba served as Vice Dean of IE University’s School of Global and Public Affairs, leading strategic development and internationalization initiatives.
He previously held senior positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as Ambassador-at-Large for Spanish Global Citizenry, where he was part of the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 task force and helped draft Spain’s Foreign Policy Strategy 2021–2024.
Earlier in his career, he spent over a decade at the OECD in Paris, serving as Head of Management and Communications and Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General, and worked with organizations such as the World Bank and the Open Society Foundations.
Alonso Arroba graduated from Georgetown University´s School of Foreign Service with an M.A. in International Security, and holds degrees in Social Anthropology and Journalism from the University of Seville.