Richard Edelman, Doctor Honoris Causa from the Rey Juan Carlos University

The Governing Council has unanimously approved the granting of the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa to Richard Edelman, President and CEO of Edelman, the world's leading Communications Marketing firm. This degree was awarded at the proposal of the Department of Communication Sciences and Sociology.

Richard Edelman, Richard Edelman, born 1954, has a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor of Arts degree) from Harvard University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and he is the first executive of an international communication firm to receive such prestigious academic recognition in Spain.

Edelman will become part of the select group of national and international personalities who have received such distinguished recognition from the Rey Juan Carlos University, including Mr. Ángel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD; D. Harald Zur Hausen, Nobel Prize in Medicine; the Economist and Professor D. Ramón Tamames or General Félix Sanz Roldán, Director of the National Intelligence Center (CNI).

Richard Edelman is considered a visionary in the field of communication, marketing and public relations. your pioneer blog 6:00 am, who writes regularly since 2004, is a reference in the industry and is consulted by thousands of followers around the world.

Considered one of the world's leading experts on corporate trust, Richard Edelman has extensive experience in reputation management. He has advised and advises large corporations, NGOs and family businesses belonging to various sectors of activity around the world.

As a member of the World Economic Forum (World Economic Forum), is, along with other world leaders, a frequent participant and speaker at the WEF that is held every year in the Swiss town of Davos, together with the main world leaders.