José Manuel Romero

Trustee of the AXA Foundation
Chair of the SICPA; Board Member of the EXPAL; Member of the Board of Directors
Adviser to ENCE
Degree in Philosophy and PhD in Law (UCM)

Professional Experience

  • Personal lawyer to the Head of State (1993-2015)
  • Chief of Staff to the President of the Council of State (1985-1988)
  • Lawyer and Associate Professor of Theory and Philosophy of Law, UCM (1974-2010)
  • Legal counsel, Banco Hispano Americano (Legal Services and Litigation Department) (1970-1983)
  • Trustee of the Education for Employement Foundation and the Spanish Committee of the United World Colleges Foundation
  • Legal adviser to the CIEEES Foundation (London School of Economics)
  • Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Real Instituto Elcano (2009-present)
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Patrimonio Nacional (2004-2017)
  • Vice-President of the Foundation for International Relations and Foreign Dialogue (1999-present)
  • Involved in the creation of the Caja Madrid Foundation (1991)
  • Independent legal practitioner (1983-present)
  • President of the NGO Fundación Habitáfrica (CEAR) (10 years)