She has a degree in Business Administration and several master’s degrees, including: Information Security Management, Project Management and Planning, and courses specialising in business management, applied technologies and project management. On 1 October 2012, she joined the Department of National Security and she is currently Head of the Cybersecurity and Disinformation Unit. Besides developing and leading the projects and initiatives in her area of competency, she participates in the strategic development of Cybersecurity at the national level, in which the following stands out: participation in developing the National Security Strategy for 2013 and 2017, as well as their derived strategies: Cybersecurity; Maritime Security and Energy Security. She was responsible for coordinating the 2019 National Cybersecurity Strategy and for coordinating and launching the National Cybersecurity Forum. She is the Secretary of the National Cybersecurity Council and a member of the National Security Department in the Working groups of said Council, including the Technical Group for the development of the National Cybersecurity Plan and the plans derived therefrom. She has been a member of the working group transposing the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS Directive) and its implementation in regulations. She is a member of the Management Board of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), with which the Department works closely in different fields and on different projects. She has been responsible for managing and leading national and international R+D+i, investment and technological development projects in different public and private entities.
José Carlos studied business administration at the University of Valladolid. He complemented his training at CUNEF, where he earned a master’s in financial institutions and markets, there he was awarded a scholarship to study for a master’s in finance at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Advanced Studies, Mexico. His career has been spent in the financial world, mainly as a risk analyst for companies in Banco Santander México, LeasePlan and Bankinter, which he joined in 2016. He is currently the Head of Analysis at the Venture Capital Programme run jointly by Bankinter and the Bankinter Innovation Foundation.
Ana assists the team in the analysis of market trends and investment opportunities. She is an aerospace engineer who has previously worked as a risk analyst of complex aerospace systems, taking part in several aircraft development programs. Before joining Adara she was based in Japan, where she worked for Mitsubishi Aircraft
David Cierco has more than 20 years’ professional experience in the public and private sectors; he has been especially involved in new technologies and the development of the information society.
In the public sector, prior to being Director-General of Red.es, he was an Advisor to the Minister of Industry (2004-2006) and Director General for the Development of the Information Society (2006-2010).
In 2012, he was awarded the Plaque of the Civil Order of Merit in Telecommunications and the Information Society for his exceptional work in running the Plan Avanza, managing 5 billion euros. This Plan was rated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as one of the best plans for promoting the Information Society and a world leader in that respect.
Also in 2019, while already the Director-General of Red.es, he was awarded the Military Merit Cross for his contribution to significantly improving services related to advanced communications of the Spanish Army thanks to the actions carried out in the framework of the collaboration agreement signed between the Ministry of Defence and RedIRIS.
On the other hand, in the private sector, he has served as Executive Director of the consultancy Emoción Digital (2013-2017), CEO of the technology company Tryp Digital (2017-2018), and Expert Financial Advisor at various bodies such as Ahorro Corporación and Intercapital LTD.
In terms of training, in addition to his undergraduate degree in economics and business and the diploma in economics in England, David Cierco earned three master’s degrees completed between 1999 and 2016: a master’s in finance, another in economics and a third in internet business, which demonstrates his specialist knowledge in the business, economic-financial and digital fields.