Corresponding Member
Human Sciences: PhD in Leadership and Organizational Transformation
Date of admission: 14 January 2026
Admission speech: “Organizaciones con Alma: El nuevo paradigma del liderazgo humanista en el siglo XXI” (Organizations with a Soul: The New Paradigm of Humanistic Leadership in the 21st Century)
Responds: His Excellency Dr Joaquim Gironella Coll, Vice President of the RAED
Dr. Ignacio Bonasa Alzuria
Dr. Ignacio Bonasa Alzuria is a transformational leader and an international authority on humanistic leadership, organizational well-being, and learning through art. He holds a law degree and an MBA from ICADE, completed the General Management Program (PDG) at IESE Business School, and developed an extensive executive career at Banco Exterior de España, Argentaria, BBVA, BBVA Portugal, BBVA Dinero Express, and Caja Rural de Aragón.
He possesses a solid academic background at the doctoral level, with the following doctorates and postdoctoral studies:
- PhD in Leadership and Organizational Transformation (European International University, Paris).
- PhD in Strategic Educational Administration (Universidad Internacional Ignacio Castro Pérez, Mexico).
- PhD in Psychology (Kennedy University, France).
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) (Institute of Management & Technology – EIMT, Switzerland).
- Honorary Doctorate from various doctoral bodies in Mexico and Latin American and international universities.
- Postdoctoral fellowships in Administrative Sciences and Senior Management, in Philosophy and Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, and in Organizational and Workplace Wellbeing (UCH & NELKUALI).
He is President of Liderarte, President of the European Association of Organizations with Soul, President of the European Association for Wellbeing, President of the International Association “Turn the Tables” (Dale la Vuelta a la Tortilla), and President of the Latin American Leaders’ Parliament.
Creator of the Learning Through Art® model, the 4A Model, and author of, among other publications, The Recipe for Wellbeing, he has inspired thousands of leaders and organizations in Europe and Latin America with a profoundly human, artistic, and transformative approach.
