Director of ICATALIST, member of the European Scientific Council on Climate Change, lead author of IPCC Working Group II on Adaptation, Vulnerability and Impacts. She collaborates as an expert in the Spanish Citizens’ Climate Assembly.
At ICATALIST her role focuses on the development of strategic projects related to climate change adaptation and sustainability for different stakeholders, social innovation and innovation-based public policy. She leads an interdisciplinary team to implement projects that aim to have a positive impact, based on a range of products and services around shared values.
Founder and Director of ICATALIST. Elena completed her PhD at King’s College, London. She holds a Master’s degree from Cambridge University and a Master’s degree in Investigative Journalism, Data Management and Visualisation from the Juan Carlos I University with the newspaper “El Mundo”.
She was Associate Professor at IE Business School and Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics as Alcoa Research Fellow.
Professionally, Elena has worked with several organisations, including UNESCO, FAO, UNDP, the EU Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, universities and basin agencies, as well as with the private and third sectors.
She has published on a variety of topics mainly related to water security, social innovation, collaborative decision making, water governance, climate change adaptation, policy evaluation, knowledge management and transfer.
Its current main focus is on climate change adaptation, collective action and the role of green infrastructure, as well as strategic (ground) water management.
" We only reflect the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are found in the inner world. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change."
- M. Gandhi
– CEO and founder of Icatalist
– President of the BRIGAID Connect Association
– Lead author IPCC
– Member of the European Climate Change Advisory Council
– Expert at the Citizens’ Climate Assembly
Raúl E. Rodríguez Rosas is an environmental engineer with a master’s degree in Sustainable Regional and Metropolitan Studies. He has over six years of experience in the development and implementation of projects related to environmental sustainability and climate change adaptation. He has worked across the public, private, and community sectors in Mexico, applying territorial, ecosystem-based, and participatory approaches in areas such as sustainable tourism, ecological planning, waste management, ecosystem services, and vulnerability and risk analysis.
Since 2024, he has been collaborating with ICATALIST S.L. as a consultant in the MIP4Adapt area, supporting the follow-up of technical assistance to municipalities and regions under the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. His work includes the development of deliverables and the overall planning of the adaptation process, including work templates, technical tools, operational plans, reports, proposal drafting, and more. He also supports the evaluation of ICATALIST’s services for internationalization in Latin America (Mexico).
He is recognized for his analytical approach, commitment to socio-environmental resilience, and ability to work across diverse contexts.
Work from potential, not problems.
- Bill Reed, Regenerative Development and Design
