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
Mr. Rafael Fernández Rubio
Dr. in Mining Engineering.
Professor Emeritus. Madrid Polytechnic University.
Dr. in Mining Engineering.
Professor Emeritus. Madrid Polytechnic University.
Rey Jaime I Prize for Environmental protection.
Doctor Honoris Causa. University of Lisbon.
Ex Officio (Regional Government of Madrid):
Excmo. Sr. D. Eduardo Sicilia Cavanillas
Counsellor of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Board of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Government of Madrid. Spain
Counsellor of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Board of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Government of Madrid. Spain
Ilma. Sra. Dª. María Luisa Castaño Marín
General Director of Reseach and Technological Innovation
Regional Board of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Government of Madrid. Spain
General Director of Reseach and Technological Innovation
Regional Board of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Government of Madrid. Spain
Ilma. Sra. Dª. Irene Delgado Sotillos
General Director of Universities and Higher Artistic Education
Regional Board of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Government of Madrid. Spain
General Director of Universities and Higher Artistic Education
Regional Board of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Government of Madrid. Spain
Mrs. Bárbara Fernández-Revuelta Fernández-Durán
General Subdirector of Research
Directorate-General of Reseach and Technological Innovation
Regional Board of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Government of Madrid. Spain
General Subdirector of Research
Directorate-General of Reseach and Technological Innovation
Regional Board of Education, Universities, Science and Spokesperson´s Office
Regional Government of Madrid. Spain
Mr. José de la Sota Ríus
Scientific-Technical Coordinator
Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d
Madrid. Spain
Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d
Madrid. Spain
Trustees appointed by other IMDEA Institutes
Mrs. Mercedes Echegaray Giménez
Head of the Public Participation Area of the Office of Hydrological Planning
Head of the Public Participation Area of the Office of Hydrological Planning
Tajo Hydrographic Confederation
Ministry for the Ecological Transition. Madrid. Spain
Mr. José Aguado Alonso
Full Professor of Chemical Engineering
Rey Juan Carlos University. Madrid. Spain
Rey Juan Carlos University. Madrid. Spain
Trustees from Research Institutions
Mr. Juan José Vaquero López
Full Professor of Organic Chemistry
University of Alcala. Alcala de Henares. Madrid. Spain
Full Professor of Organic Chemistry
University of Alcala. Alcala de Henares. Madrid. Spain
Mr. Juan Antonio Melero Hernández
Vice-rector for Innovation and Transfer
Rey Juan Carlos University. Madrid. Spain
Vice-rector for Innovation and Transfer
Rey Juan Carlos University. Madrid. Spain
Mr. Gabriel Ovejero Escudero
Full Professor of Chemical Engineering
Complutense University. Madrid. Spain
Full Professor of Chemical Engineering
Complutense University. Madrid. Spain
Scientific Trustees
Mr. José C. Merchuk
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Unit, Engineering Sciencies Faculty
Ben-Gurion University of Negev. Beer Sheva. Israel
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Unit, Engineering Sciencies Faculty
Ben-Gurion University of Negev. Beer Sheva. Israel
Mrs. Rosa Galvez
Department of Civil and Water Engineering
Laval University. Quebec. Canada
Department of Civil and Water Engineering
Laval University. Quebec. Canada
Mr. Jorge A. Arroyo
Water management consultant in innovative water supply strategies
Texas. USA
Water management consultant in innovative water supply strategies
Texas. USA
Expert Trustees
Mr. Emilio Custodio Gimena
Correspondent member of the Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences
Professor Emeritus at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona. Spain
Company Trustees
CANAL DE ISABEL II
SACYR – Sacyr Agua
Mr. Domingo Zarzo Martínez.
R&D Technical Director
Murcia. Spain
Mr. Domingo Zarzo Martínez.
R&D Technical Director
Murcia. Spain
ASOCIACIÓN EMPRESARIOS DEL HENARES AEDHE
Mr. D. Jesús Martín Sanz.
President
Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. Spain
Mr. D. Jesús Martín Sanz.
President
Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. Spain
AQUALIA. GESTIÓN INTEGRAL DEL AGUA
Mr. Enrique Hernández Moreno.
Director of Services Management.
Madrid. Spain
Mr. Enrique Hernández Moreno.
Director of Services Management.
Madrid. Spain
Secretary
Mr. Alejandro Blázquez Lidoy