# Academic Council ## expand\_more [### Joaquin Goyache Goñi ](/people/joaquin-goyache)Rector, Complutense University of Madrid Joaquin Goyache Goñi is the Rector of the Complutense University of Madrid. He is a Professor of Animal Health, specializing in the fields of Microbiology and Immunology. He is a member of numerous committees and commissions, including that of the... ![loh](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/goyache2.jpg?itok=QZhhPIzR) [### Daniel Pablo de la Cruz Sánchez Mata ](/people/daniel-sanchez-mata)RCC Director Harvard Associate at Harvard University (Harvard University Herbaria, Organismic and Evolutionary Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences) Daniel Pablo de la Cruz Sánchez Mata is the Real Colegio Complutense Director and Full Professor of Botany at Universidad Complutense of Madrid where he obtained his PhD on Geobotany. He teaches Environmental Botany, Geobotany (Plant Ecology) and Medical... ![DANIEL SANCHEZ MATA](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/danielsanchezmata.jpeg?itok=tHroFBgc) [### Carmen Otero García-Castrillón ](/people/carmen-otero-garcia-castrillon) Assistant to the Vice-Provost for International Affairs, Cooperation and Volunteering, and Full Professor of Private International Law, University Complutense of Madrid. Carmen Otero García-Castrillón is the Assistant to the Vice-Provost for International Affairs, Cooperation and Volunteering at Complutense University of Madrid where she holds a full professor position in Private International Law. As Assistant to the... ![Headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-02/Carmen%20Otero%20UCM%202.JPG?itok=-qsdgSw7) [### Estrella De Diego Otero ](/people/estrella-de-diego-otero)Professor of Art History, University Complutense of Madrid Estrella de Diego is a Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University Complutense de Madrid. ![headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-22%20at%2011.29.22%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=oLjQo2us) [### Fernando Marco Martínez ](/people/fernando-marco-mart%C3%ADnez)Medical Director, Hospital Clínico San Carlos Professor of Surgery, University Complutense of Madrid Currently, I am Full Professor of Orthopedics at the Complutense University of Madrid and Head of the Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Department at the San Carlos Clinical Hospital in Madrid. My specific interest focuses on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery... ![headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-22%20at%2011.30.04%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=6WHYRTmr) [### MICHEL PROAÑO PONCE ](/people/michel-proano-ponce) [michel\_proano\_ponce@harvard.edu](mailto:michel_proano_ponce@harvard.edu)Executive Administrator As a member of the RCCHU Team, Michel oversees the daily operations and development of the organization, supporting its programs, events, and strategic initiatives. He assists the Leadership in administrative, and financial duties, ensuring the smooth... ![michel](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-05-30%20at%2016.34.59.jpeg?itok=9MlTog2E) [### Mark C. Elliott ](/people/jorge-i-dom%C3%ADnguez)Vice Provost for International Affairs Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History Mark Elliott is Vice Provost of International Affairs at Harvard University and the Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and in the Department of History in the Faculty of... ![headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-22%20at%2011.29.16%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=CUPvaTEv) [### David W. Kennedy ](/people/david-w-kennedy)Manley O. Hudson Professor at Harvard Law School Director, Institute for Global Law and Policy David Kennedy is Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School where he teaches international law, international economic policy, legal theory, law and development and European law... ![headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-22%20at%2011.29.36%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=jUquBErz) [### Luis Manuel Girón Negrón ](/people/luis-fern%C3%A1ndez-cifuentes)Professor of Comparative Literature and of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University Luis Girón Negrón is Director of Undergraduate Studies, Undergraduate Advisor in Romance Studies, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of Comparative Literature.Prof. Girón Negrón's primary areas of research are the literatures of the... ![headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-22%20at%2011.29.43%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=cGRugKyx) [### Gonzalo Giribet ](/people/gonzalo-giribet)Alaxander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University Gonzalo Giribet is Alaxander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University and Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.Professor Giribet’s primary research focuses on the evolution and biogeography of... ![headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-22%20at%2011.29.50%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=uzpM4k5Y)