US Spain Executives Community
Ms. Carmen de los Rios has more than twenty years of progressively responsible professional experience in human resources management in national, private sector and international organizations.
Since April 2015 Carmen has been living in New York City and is currently working as Organizational Transition Manager for the United Nations (UN).
In this interview, she describes her experience working at the UN, its selection process for employment as well as the changes under the new leadership.
October 2016 Newsletter which includes an interview with Jose Manuel Paez, Director for North America of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), information about an upcoming networking event hosted by USEC in Washington DC, as well as links to a few articles and news that should be of interest for our community.
Jose Manuel is currently the UPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) Director for North America (US, Canada and Mexico), based in Boston; Member of the MIT REAP Madrid program, Member of Advisory Council of Harvard-Spain Student Association at Harvard and Visiting Scholar at Graduate School of Design in Harvard University (Smart Cities).
In this interview, he explains the activities of the UPM in the USA and their collaboration with American universities.
Come and join a wide variety of leaders in our community as part of this networking event:
NETWORKING DINNER: Thursday October 27th, 2016, 7 PM
Restaurant Mission (upper floor) – 1606 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC (just by Dupont Circle)
Admittance is $35 per person, includes buffet dinner. Drinks not included. Space limited, advanced registration is required:
Recommended attire: Business or Business Casual.
Special Guest: Doug Lemonds, Executive Vice President, MDL Partners
“If You are NOT Networking, You are NOT Working: Networking and Business Development”
Yes, everybody in business knows about the importance of networking but just a few people excel at doing it effectively following a strategic approach. You will learn techniques that you can apply both to develop a business and to advance in your career.
Learn from an expert in the subject just before having an opportunity to practice in a networking session with a variety of leaders from the public and private sectors having an interest in Spain and the US.
AGENDA:
6:30pm – 7:00pm: Registration, Casual Networking
7:00pm – 7:50 pm: Special Guest Presentation + Q&A
7:50pm – 9:00 pm: Casual Networking
9:00pm: Adjourn
DOUG LEMMONDS (bio)
Doug Lemmonds, Executive Vice President of MDL Partners, is responsible for the Mid-Atlantic and Southern Operations for the company. Doug is a native Virginian who now lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC.
Doug’s career spans over 30 years and he has held Executive and C Level positions in several multi-national organizations both in the United States and in Europe. Doug has led multi-cultural and geographically dispersed teams of up to several hundred professionals. His experience includes leading sales, marketing, key account management, risk management and operational groups, all at the executive level.
Doug has worked for Sun Trust Bank (Executive Vice President), the Deutsche Bank Group (Managing Director of Deutsche Bank AG and President of Deutsche Bank Trust Company), Bank of America and Swedish based management consultancy Mercuri Urval (Vice President and the International Business Manager). In addition, as a consultant he has worked numerous clients across a diversity of industries and sizes including companies such as Credit Suisse, Broadridge Financial, Charles Schwab Volvo North America, Marriott International Lodging, the European Space Agency and BT North America.
Doug specializes in both implementing change management and the building of successful businesses — both as an executive and as a consultant. He understands the global nature of today’s business environment and has hands-on experience in working with global companies, both large and small.
Doug passionately believes that the success of a company is attributable to the quality and dedication of its people. He is highly experienced in enabling people to recognize and utilize their business potential to further their career aspirations.
Doug has his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and his graduate degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
September 2016 Newsletter which includes an interview with Ms. Elisa Garcia Grande, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Spain in Washington D.C, information about an exciting inaugural event that will be hosted by the Vicente Ferrer Foundation in Washington DC, as well as links to a few articles and news that should be of interest for our community.
