Elisa Hicks

Previously the Manager of the Women's Forum for the Economy & Society, Elisa is now Executive Director of IE University's Campus Life unit. Having worked in consultancy, public relations, as well as government, she has developed an expertise on international large-scale project management. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, and having completed her Master's degree in International Project Management at Sciences Po in Paris, she has worked ever since at the intersection of international relations and event management. Under her role at the Women's Forum in Paris, she organized international regional forums focused on gender equality initiatives, which served to create partnerships with international stakeholders on a global scale. Much of her work was focused on public policy recommendations to the G7 and G20. She now focuses on the impact of events within the sphere of higher education, and aims to bring the impact of event planning to the IE student learning experience.

Community, gathering, designing connections