Antonio Roldán

Toni Roldán-Monés is an economist who has worked at the intersection of research and public policy for more than 15 years. He recently joined IE University as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. Toni conducts experimental research, primarily focused on the impact of technology on inequality, education, and productivity. His academic work has been published in leading economics journals, including the Journal of Public Economics and the American Economic Review (recently accepted). He served as a Visiting Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics (2021–2023).

Before joining IE, Toni was the Director of the Esade Centre for Economic Policy (EsadeEcPol), a high-impact think tank dedicated to policy design and evaluation, which he founded in 2019. Between 2015 and 2019, he was an elected Member of the Spanish Parliament, where he served as Spokesperson for the Economy and Head of Policy at Ciudadanos (Cs), a centrist party. In Congress, he promoted numerous economic, social, and educational reforms and led a large team of economists in the party’s Economic Office. He also oversaw two Spanish budget negotiations and was part of the negotiating teams for two government agreements, with both PSOE and PP.

During the Eurozone crisis, Toni worked as a researcher at the European Institute of the London School of Economics (LSE) and served as lead analyst for Southern Europe at Eurasia Group, an American political risk consultancy. He also worked as a researcher at the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission (DG ECFIN) and as an economic advisor at the European Parliament. He writes regularly for El País, and his analyses are frequently cited in major international economic media, including the Financial Times, The Economist, and Bloomberg.

Toni holds a PhD from the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics, an MPA in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and an MPhil in Political Economy from the European Institute at LSE. He has co-authored three books on Spain’s economic reforms and contributed book chapters on a variety of European and Spanish policy issues. He received a scholarship from Fundación Caja Madrid for his studies in the United States.

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor, Economics Department, IE University, Spain, 2026 – present
• Visiting Professor of Practice, LSE, School of Public Policy, 2021-2023

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Social Policy, London School of Economics (LSE), UK
• MPhil, in Political Economy, European Institute, LSE, UK 
• MPA in Economic Policy Management, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), NY, USA
• MA in International Relations, Sussex University, UK
• BA in Economics, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

Corporate Experience

• Co-founder and Partner at MaestrIA, 2024
• Founder and Director of EsadeEcPol, Center for Economic Policy, Esade, 2019-2025
• Member of Parliament and Spokesperson on Economic and Social Affairs, Spanish Congress, 2015-2019
• Head of Policy at Ciudadanos, 2016-2019
• Lead Analyst for Southern Europe, Eurasia Group, 2012-2014
• Economic Advisor to the SG of the PSOE Spanish Delegation, 2009-2011
• Trainee and Research Assistant at Directorate General of Economic and Financial Affairs, DG ECFIN, 2008-2009
• Member of the Board of Advisors at CREAS, a Social Impact Investment Fund
• Member of the Board of Advisors España Juntos Sumamos
• Member of the Board of Advisors at BCW Spain
• Member of European Council of Foreign Relations, 2018-2025

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)

10- Inequality reduction

4 – Quality of Education 

8- Decent Work and Economic Growth