Clara Guzmán Zapater
Director of the Spanish Office for the Reconstruction of Ukraine
Academic background
- Bachelor´s Degree in Law from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1984.
- Civil servant of the High Corps of State Economists and Trade Specialists since 1988.
Professional experience
- Director of the Spanish Office for the Reconstruction of Ukraine at the Spanish Ministry for Economy, Trade and Business since October 2025.
- Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office in Copenhagen from September 2021 to September 2025.
- Advisor to the Undersecretary of Economy, Head of the Support Unit of the General Directorate of Trade and Investment and advisor to INCIBE (Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute) from September 2018 to September 2021.
- Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office in Stockholm from September 2015 to September 2018.
- Advisory member of the Minister of Industry and Energy Cabinet from September 2013 to September 2015.
- General Director of Research at the National Competition Commission (CNC) from September 2008 to September 2013.
- Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office in Moscow from September 2002 to September 2007.
- Deputy General Director of Studies at the Competition Tribunal and advisory member from September 1998 to September 2002.
- Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office in Düsseldorf from September 1993 to September 1998.
- Deputy Director of Export Credit at the Insurance Compensation Consortium and advisory member of the Secretariat General of International Economy from September 1990 to September 1993.
- She has represented Spain in various national and international, economic and business forums, including the European Commission, OCDE, BID, World Bank, Paris Club, as well as in international forums on competition policy (ICN, ECN, ECA).
- She has experience in developing and implementing public policies, negotiating with companies and institutions in the national and international public and private sectors, and designing strategies to support and promote Spanish companies abroad.