Alfonso Lara Montero

Alfonso Lara Montero has been the Chief Executive Officer of the European Social Network (ESN) since early 2018. He oversees the Network’s management and strategic direction, leads the programme of activities co-financed by the European Commission, and the annual editions of the European Social Services Conference and the European Social Services Awards. He has more than 15 years’ experience in public social policy and services design and evaluation, has authored and co-authored several publications, and is a regular contributor to academic journals, newspapers, and specialist social services magazines. Before joining ESN in 2010, he worked in project management and consultancy in public policy evaluation.

He speaks English, Spanish, French, Polish and Portuguese. He holds an MA in modern languages from the University of Granada, an MA in European Governance from the College of Europe, an MSc in Public Policy from University College London, and a Master's in Executive Management of International Associations at Solvay Brussels School for Economics and Management.

Montero has trained civil servants from the Balkans and Turkey and taught on social services quality and transformation in public policy schools and Universities across Europe.