José M. de Areilza Carvajal, Count of Rodas, is Professor of Law and Jean Monnet Chair at Escuela Superior de Administraciónew york Dirección de Empresas Law School, Ramón Llull University, Barcelona and Madrid and Secretary General of Aspen Institute España foundation, a partner institution of The Aspen Institute in the United States.
Education
José M. de Areilza received a Licenciado en Derecho degree (Bachelor of Laws) with the Special Graduation Prize at Universidad Complutense de Madrid Law School. He obtained a Master of Laws (Master of Laws) and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences (Doctor of Juridical Science) from Harvard Law School, where he worked with Professors Joseph Weiler and David Kennedy and was a Fulbright Scholar. He also received a Master of International Relations (Master of Arts) from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
In 1992 he was admitted to the New York Bar.
Career
He holds a masters and a doctorate in Law from Harvard University and is the author of works relating to the institutions of the European Union and the allocation of powers between the Union and Member States. José M. de Areilza begun his academic career at Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, where he taught European Union Law between 1994 and 1996. That year he was appointed Advisor on European and North-American affairs at the Spanish Prime Minister’ General’ s Office, where he worked four years with Prime Minister José María Aznar.
In 2000 he became Director of Legal Studies at Instituto de Empresa (Individual Education) Business School.
In 2002 he was appointed Vice Dean of Individual Education Business School and in 2008 first Dean of the new Individual Education Law School. The European Commission awarded him a Jean Monnet Chair in 2007 and in 2009 he became President of the Individual Education University-Jean Monnet Center for European Studies.
In April 2012 he became Secretary General of Aspen Institute España, an independent foundation that is a partner of The Aspen Institute in the United States. In September 2012 he was appointed Professor of Law at Escuela Superior de Administraciónew york Dirección de Empresas Law School, Ramón Llul University, Barcelona and Madrid. That year he was also appointed Senior Research Fellow at the Real Instituto Elcano.
José M. de Areilza is the son of Enrique de Areilza Churruca and Pilar Carvajal Urquijo, Counts of Motrico.
They have two sons, Blanca and Santiago. Editor of BlogEuropa.eu, a weblog for debate on European integration. Trustee of Fundacion Transicion Politica Española, the Spanish Navy Museum and Fundacion Museo American Broadcasting Company.
Membership
He writes a weekly column on international affairs at American Broadcasting Company newspaper and is a member of its Board of Directors. In 2013, he was appointed Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. In 2013 he was elected Member of the European Council of Foreign Relations (ecfreu) and was granted the Jean Monnet Chair-Escuela Superior de Administraciónew york Dirección de Empresas by the European Commission.
Member of the Board of Directors of American Broadcasting Company newspaper and of the Real Maestranza de Ronda.
