PhD in Communication Sciences from IE University. Degree in Psychology from UCM. MBA and Certificate in Financial Management from IE Business School. Certificate in International Strategy from the London Business School. Executive Coach certified by the ICF. Certified in MBTI and FIRO B by the Leadership Institute. Certified in The Leadership Circle. Certified by the Institute of Directors and Administrators.

Pilar has been teaching courses on Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and Management Skills Development for over 25 years and has been providing executive coaching for the past 20 years.

She is currently director of the HR Center at IE University and director of the HR Benchmarking Club at IE Business School. She is a member of the AEDRH advisory committee, a trustee of FUNDIPE, and a member of AEDIPE and COP.

She is the co-author of several papers published in journals specializing in Human Resources, including "Beyond ‘Revenue per Head?’: Human Capital Metrics, Firm Performance, and the Teaching of HRM in Business Schools," which was ranked among the top ten by the Social Science Research Network in 2007. She co-authored the book "La dirección y el desarrollo de personas, un reto para el siglo XXI" (People management and development: a challenge for the 21st century), published by Pearson in 2005. She served as an academic expert for IE Business School on the Spanish Workplace Equality Monitor 08 (MEIL) research project. In 2010, she created the ICH (IBEX 35 Human Capital Index) in collaboration with PeopleMatters, IE Business School and Capital Humano. She is co-author of the book "Measuring Human Capital," published by Prentice Hall in 2011.

Bachelor of Laws. Master’s in Corporate Legal Advisory Services from IE Business School. Master’s in Strategic Human Resources Management from INSEAD. For 22 years, María has built her professional career in human resources management and international projects in Europe, the US and Asia. Of those, she spent 15 years as Human Resources Director at Ernst & Young, Inditex France-Belgium, and La Unión y el Fénix (AGF); and 2 years as CEO of Creade Grupo – Altedia. In 2007, she founded Seeliger y Conde Consultoría, where she has served as partner and CEO. She has been an associate professor at IE Business School for 14 years, teaching Human Resources and Organizational Behavior. She is the founder and Academic Co-Director of the Programa de Dirección en Coaching Ejecutivo at IE Business School. She has received the Award for Teaching Excellence in Executive Education for IE Business School’s open programs on multiple occasions. She is an Executive and Team Coach certified by the ICF (International Coach Federation), certified in MBTI and FIRO-B by the Instituto de Liderazgo and certified in Cultural Transformation Tools by the Barrett Values Centre. She is a member of TopTen Management Spain and a featured Fila Cero coach with AECOP. She is co-author of the books Forjadores de Líderes and Coaching Directivo. Desarrollando el liderazgo. Fundamentos y práctica del Coaching. María is the creator of the Group Coaching Methodology in Spain, which has been successfully implemented in a large number of companies.