Madrid, 7th October, 2024.- InFluenceSpain, the leading government relations and public affairs consultancy in Spain, has started the last quarter of the year with two new incorporations to continue increasing the quality of its political advisory and lobbying services.
Joel Díaz Rodríguez, reinforces our international strategic vision
After an in-depth experience in European political affairs and foreign policy, Joel Rodríguez, a lawyer specialized in International Relations, arrives at InFluenceSpain to support our strategic vision, both, European and international. With a clear legal and strategic orientation in government issues also in Latin America, Joel has advised the Organization of American States (OAS) and the EU Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, within the Department of International Security. He also had the opportunity to collaborate as a researcher at the University of Geneva.
In recent years, he has broadened his experience within the External Relations Directorate of the Council of the European Union as a legal assistant, strengthened his political analysis. His almost two years spent in Brussels, gave him the opportunity to build a strong network of contacts at the European level. Joel’s latest work experience has been in Spain, specifically as a legal and social policy assistant at the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, which allowed him to get to know the Spanish public policy ecosystem.
InFluenceSpain bets on young talent
Also reinforcing the team is Mª Lourdes López-Cózar Santos, who has a Double-Degree in International Relations, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, with an applauded recent experience in the European Parliament during the last elections. Her stay in Brussels has allowed her to get to know European politics from the inside and to connect with several Spanish MEPs.
Lourdes also has experience within the digitalization sector and project management area; therefore, she joins InFluenceSpain to support in the monitoring of national and regional policies and some other issues of interest to our clients.
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InFluence Spain is the most pioneering Public Affairs, Government Relations and Lobby consultants in Spain, advising companies, associations and social organizations with interests in Spain and / or before the European Institutions. We have more than 24 years of experience helping our clients understand and influence Spanish and EU policy in almost all sectors of the economy. Since 2000, more than 50 of the largest multinational companies from a broad range of economic and business sectors, have entrusted us with their government relations and lobbying needs in Spain.
