Brendan Anglin

Brendan Anglin is currently the Academic Director of the Global BBA at IE University. He has taught over 20,000 students since 1999 and, since joining IE in 2016, has been awarded more than 120 awards for teaching excellence and best professor across undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive programs. His areas of focus include social sciences at undergraduate level and systems thinking and soft skills at master's and executive level. He has held roles as Director, Academic Director, Program Manager, and Coordinator in Spain and the Middle East. He is also the Director of Fresh Ideas International Training, author of several books, and his research focuses on negotiations, trust, and culture.

Corporate Experience

• Academic Director, GBBA, IE University, Spain, 2026–present
• Academic Director, MIFA (IE-Altamayyuz), Saudi Arabia, 2020–2024
• Director, Fresh Ideas International Training, Spain, 2013–present
• Consular Division, Irish Embassy Madrid, Spain, 2008–2016
• AIBIFS International Finance, 1997–1999

Academic Experience

• Adjunct Professor, IE University, Spain, 2016 – Present (Economic History, Comparative Economic Systems, Micro/Macroeconomics, Fundamentals of Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Research Methods, Negotiations, Leadership, EI, Teambuilding, Persuasion, Change Management across BBA, BIE, BBABIR, BDBA, PPLE, MSBT, IMBA, MIM, GBBA, LLB programs)
• Coordinator and Professor, Communication and Negotiation Skills Module, UIMP, Spain, 2004–2025
• Professor of Negotiations, Masters in Leadership, Joint Command and Staff Course, Irish Defence Forces, 2010–present
• Professor, Negotiations and Intercultural Communication, IEF, IDEPA, AECID, INAP, Accenture, Elaborarium, Inspiralia, Ministerio de Economía, EOI, FIAB, Enagas

Academic Background

• MA in International Relations, University of Limerick, Ireland, 1997
• Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, University of Limerick, Ireland, 1996
• BA in Economics and History, University College Cork, Ireland, 1995