Gonzalo Die Socias

Over 25 years of experience in the ICT sector. The last three years as managing director at Accenture. Before, five years as managing director of the enterprise sales and operations at Microsoft, and the previous three as business development and innovation lead at Microsoft. Member of the senior leadership team in Microsoft Spain since 2011. Before, five years as a strategy director at Red.es(Minister of Industry of Spain), and the preceding ten in responsible roles in multinational companies, Telefonica, British Telecom and Yoigo.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Managing Director, Accenture Microsoft Business Group Iberia, 2018 – Present

• Managing Director Enterprise Operating Unit Spain, Microsoft, 2014 – 2018

• Business development and innovation Lead Spain, Microsoft, 2011 – 2014

• Director of Marketing and Strategy (Spain), Red.es (Public Company owned by Minister of Industry), 2007 – 2011

• Head of Sales and Business Development UK, British Telecom, 2002 – 2007

• Head of Engineering, Yoigo, 2000 – 2002

• Planning and Design Technology Engineer, British Telecom, 1999 – 2000

• Project Manager, Telefónica, 1997 – 1999

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Professor IE Business School  2018-Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Leading Professional Service Firms. Harvard Business School, 2022

• Certificate in Corporate Governance: Instituto de Consejeros-Administradores, 2017 – 2018

• IESE: Executive MBA from Universidad de Navarra, 2003 – 2005

• Telecommunications Engineer: M.Sc.Eng. degree from UPM, 1991 – 1997