Since 2014, Julia Sánchez Abeal has been the CEO of the Reina Sofía School of Music. Social, cultural, and educational impact has been the cornerstone of her professional career.
Julia is an Executive Fellow at IESE, serving as a professor in the Strategy department, a member of the Advisory Board of the Juan Entrecanales Foundation and the Círculo de Empresarios, a trustee of the “Academy for Impact Through Music” Foundation, a trustee of the Adcai Foundation, and a Fellow of the Aspen Institute.
Prior to joining the School, Julia Sánchez was Director of Operations and part of the founding team of Empieza Por Educar, a program focused on combating educational inequalities.
She began her career at KPMG, where she worked for 4 years and was manager of the Strategy and Operations Group in the Madrid and London offices.
She holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from ICADE, an MBA from Columbia Business School as a Barrié Foundation scholar, and has completed the IESE-MIT “Global CEO Program”.
She has been selected by Mujeres & Cía. as one of The Top 100 Leading Women in Spain and by Banco Santander’s W50 women’s leadership program.