Isabel Valverde Sala Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

● Writing daily news covering developments in European gas markets.● Analysing energy demand and supply data to write market analyses and longer term reports.● Monitoring and assessing trading markets to produce daily price assessments.● Identifying market trends by analysing supply and demand data, reaching out to market contacts and attending conferences and industry events.

I write about topics such as energy, geopolitics or industrial policy and how these affect trade, investment, and global value chains.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

● Analysed domestic and global energy markets at the sectorial, corporate and institutional level.● Monitored changes in the Spanish and European regulatory framework, followed up legislative processes and analysed partisan positions on key issues related to energy and sustainability.● Promoted the interests of large energy firms within the legislative process by connecting them with policymakers, shaping public opinion and fostering narratives that capitalised on existing trends.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

• Provided political risk coverages for companies and banks trading with or investing in emerging countries through broker services in the insurance market.• Analysed country level risks -with a focus on political and regulatory issues- and provided strategic recommendations for companies entering emerging economies or highly volatile geographies.

As a freelance researcher, I participated in several international public policy projects, among which highlight:1. Fiscal Resilience Initiative - Bloomberg-Harvard City Leadership Initiative • Identified and drafted case studies of good fiscal and economic public policy across US cities for a research project about budgeting in times of economic recession2. Environmental Urban Policy - Climate-KIC initiative• Reviewed literature and conceptualized new forms of governance and policy innovation in the public sector related to climate change.• Drafted case studies of public sector innovation for climate action at the urban level3. Macro study commissioned by the Ministry of Production and Employment of the Republic of Argentina to IE Business School• Reviewed academic literature, analysed data and drafted policy recommendations regarding the globalization of labour relations in Argentina with a special focus on techonological disruptions.

Madrid Area, Spain

• Prepared a mapping of key partners aimed to position the CGC within its stakeholders’ ecosystem and to establish institutional collaborations• Sought for funding and research opportunities as well as events where the center could participate.• Screened and selected speakers for different events of the CGC and its partners organizationsThe Center for the Governance of Change (CGC) is a research institution that studies the political, economic, and societal implications of the current technological revolution and advances solutions to overcome its unwanted effects.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Identified different public funding opportunities, created a database of potential clients that could benefit and contacted them.• Processed data prior to the drafting of CSR and sustainability plans.• Analysed the social media presence and homogenized their multichannel communication strategy.• Assisted in the organisation of the event ‘CSR Week’ and its enterprise contest

Madrid

• Carried out research regarding Open and E-Government in Spain.• Drafted interview questions for the webmaster of the Spanish Parliament.• Prepared a report in English that was presented to Weber Shandwick executives and to be used for their corporate clients.

Master'S Degree, International Political Economy

Dual Degree In Business Administration (Bba) And International Relations (Bir)

- Combined thesis dissertation: Towards a progressive securitization of Global Value Chains: How China’s internationalization strategies.

Undergraduate Exchange Student, Social Sciences

Semester abroad