CIVICA Leadership Panel - Higher Education Leadership in Uncertain Times: Geopolitics, Climate Change, and the Growing Impact of New Technologies

Manuel Muñiz

Provost & Chair of IE New York College

IE University

Manuel Muñiz is the Provost of IE University in Madrid. In this role, he contributes to the university's strategic development, international expansion, and strategic alliances. He has served as Dean of the School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs (SPEGA) from 2017 to 2024. Additionally, he is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of IE New York College in Manhattan. From 2020 to 2021, he served as State Secretary (Vice Minister) at the Spanish Foreign Ministry. 

Jeremy Perelman

Vice President of International Affairs

Sciences Po

Jeremy Perelman is the Vice President for International Affairs at Sciences Po. Since joining Sciences Po in 2011 as an Assistant Professor, Jeremy has taught courses on human rights, social and economic rights, poverty, inequality, international investment, and sustainable development. He holds degrees in international law (Bachelor, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Master, Stanford Law School), international relations (Fletcher School, Tufts University) and a Doctorate (S.J.D., Harvard Law School). In addition to his teaching and research, Jeremy has founded and directed the Law School Clinic since its inception in 2012, expanding its programs and impact. His extensive involvement in research, teaching, and advocacy projects across the United States, Africa, and Latin America has resulted in numerous publications and recognition in the fields of human rights, poverty alleviation, and development.

Lars Strannegård

President

Stockholm School of Economics

Lars Strannegård is a distinguished Swedish business scholar and has been the President of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) since 2014. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Gothenburg and has previously held professorships at Uppsala University and SSE, where he was the Bo Rydin and SCA Chair in Business Administration and Leadership. His research focuses on leadership, organization, and the integration of aesthetics and culture in business. He has served as Vice Chairman of the Swedish Arts Council, been a jury member for the August Prize, and held board positions at SNS and SCANCOR at Stanford University. Under his leadership, SSE has promoted the integration of humanities into business education, and in 2022, he was awarded the HumTank Prize for advancing a humanities perspective in societal development.

Cornelia Woll

President

Hertie School

Cornelia Woll is President of the Hertie School and Professor of International Political Economy. Woll came to the Hertie School in 2022 from Sciences Po in Paris, where she had served in many roles since 2006, including President of the Academic Board, Professor of Political Science, Co-Director of the Max Planck Sciences Po Center. She has been a visiting professor at Goethe University Frankfurt and Harvard University. Woll holds a habilitation in political science from the University of Bremen (2013), a bi-national PhD from Sciences Po and the University of Cologne (2005), and an MA and a BA in international relations and political science from the University of Chicago.

Carsten Q. Schneider

Interim President and Rector (effective on August 1, 2025)

Central European University

Carsten Q. Schneider is Interim President and Rector (effective on August 1, 2025) at the Central European University (CEU). He also served as Pro-Rector for External Relations and as Professor of Political Science. He earned his PhD in Political and Social Science from the European University Institute and a diploma in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin. His research focuses on political regime change and comparative social science methodology, particularly set-theoretic methods. Schneider has authored multiple books on these topics and has published articles in journals such as Comparative Political Studies, Democratization, and the European Journal of Political Research. In 2019, he received the David Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award. Before his current role, he was an elected member of the German Academy of Young Scientists from 2009 to 2014.

 

Tymofii Brik

Rector

Kyiv School of Economics

Tymofii Brik is the Rector of the University of the Kyiv School of Economics since 2022. He has been working at the Kyiv School of Economics since 2018. Over the years, he has held the positions of Head of Sociological Research at the KSE Institute and Vice President for International Relations at the university. Since 2018, Brik has been teaching and conducting research in the field of sociology (sociology of religion, social research methods, network analysis, identities). Tymofii Brik received his PhD in Sociology from the Carlos III University of Madrid (2013) and a Master’s degree in Sociology and Social Studies from the University of Utrecht (2011). In 2018, Brik received the Natalia Panina Award for the Best Young Sociologist. Since 2021, he has been the national coordinator of the European Social Survey (ESS) in Ukraine (an international comparative study that has been conducted in most European countries since 2002).