Prof. Blanca Herrero de Egaña Muñoz-Cobo, Ph.D. (We)

Sociodigital Anthropologist | Social Innovation Leader | MIT Facilitator | HBR Advisory Council | We-based Leadership | Global Consultant with Purpose | Top Voice under construction ;-D. My driving force: #ABetterWorld

Spain

About

I do not resign myself to the fact that when I die, the world will go on as if I had not lived. This quote by Father Arrupe (SJ) is my compass. I’m a social innovation strategist and sociodigital anthropologist with over 30 years of global experience designing and leading transformative initiatives across more than 30 countries. From grassroots communities to international institutions, I’ve supported changemakers and organizations to rethink their purpose, rewire their leadership, and generate systems-level impact. Whether it’s mentoring emerging leaders at MIT, teaching about purposeful disruption, or co-designing policies with governments, or civil society organizations my mission is the same: to multiply the reach and depth of social transformation. Recognized as one of Spain’s leading voices in social innovation, I combine critical thinking, empathy, sense of humor, creativity and bold action to spark change where it matters most. This is not just a profession. It’s a commitment to a #BetterWorld — and I believe we build it through the power of We. If, like me, you feel that your life should leave a mark — not for applause, but for meaning — then we are already connected. My superpower? Helping you move from idea to action. Let’s keep the conversation going: lets have a coffee (or a tea).

Experience

  • MIT Professional Education (Remote)
    • Innovative Leadership: Cultivating Impactful Culture - MIT Learning Facilitator with Global Alumni
      Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

      Teaching, mentoring and grading at Professional Certificates and Blended Professional Certificates in one of the top ranking universities of the world in collaboration with Global Alumni. Advising or counseling students on career readiness or leadership development. Facilitating virtual group activities, leading workshops and meetings online. - Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation in the AI age - September 2025 Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation in the AI age - December 2025

    • Leadership and Innovation - MIT Learning Facilitator in cooperation with Global Alumni
      Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Teaching, mentoring and grading at Professional Certificates and Blended Professional Certificates in one of the top ranking universities of the world in collaboration with Global Alumni. Advising or counseling students on career readiness or leadership development. Facilitating virtual group activities, leading workshops and meetings online. - Blended Chief Product Officer Professional Certificate Program Cohort July 2024/ December 2024 - Blended Chief Sustainability Officer Professional Certificate Program. Cohort December 2024 - Blended Chief Digital Officer Professional Certificate Program. Cohort Dec 2024 -Blended Chief Digital Officer Professional Certificate Program. Cohort June 2025 -Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation in the AI age - September 2025

    • Women in Leadership: Becoming an Agent of Change - Learning Facilitator
      Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Women in Leadership cohesively consolidates the skills of a modern leader and the facilitation of achieving equity in your organization. This course offers a paradigm shift in all aspects of innovative direction to elevate your skills and knowledge regarding the quintessential definition of leadership without frontiers. Become a trailblazing advocate equipped to disrupt the status quo of your organization, industry, and the world. Women in Leadership Becoming an Agent of Change, with curriculum developed and taught by MIT faculty, is delivered in collaboration with Global Alumni. Facilitating virtual group activities, leading workshops and meetings online, grading and providing feedback. 10 + 2 weeks program, more than 20 cohorts, more than 500 participants. Cohorts: Feb 2023 Spanish and English April 2023 Spanish and English July 2023 Spanish and English Sept 2023 Spanish Dec 2023 Spanish Feb 2024 Spanish April 2024 Spanish July 2024 Spanish Sept 2024 Spanish Dec 2024 Spanish Feb 2025 Spanish April 2025 Spanish June 2025 Spanish Sept 2025 Spanish Dec 2025 Spanish

  • Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana (Freelance · 1 yr 2 mos)
    • Neuroliderazgo. Visting professor en el MBA DE UNITEC Bussines School
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Gestion de personas. Visiting professor en el MBA de UNITEC Business School
      Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      Diseño, impartición y evaluación de estudiantes de postgrado.

  • 4Pi Network Better world (Full-time · 19 yrs 9 mos)
    • President
      Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 5 mos

      4Pi Network is a non-profit organization but with a spirit of social transformation. (NGDO, legally constituted and registered in February 2020) 4Pi Network is the organization that has created the way to transform everyone's desire for a better world into actions for a better world. Our Mission is to contribute significantly to a better, fairer and more humane world, facilitating the participation and commitment of citizens in social innovation initiatives, understood as new and good initiatives for the world. We want to be the organization that will make it easier for everyone in the world to participate in building a better world, putting them at their fingertips in a simple, easy and friendly way, with many possibilities for them to commit to an innovation project. and can measure the real and concrete scope of its contribution.

    • Founder & CEO
      Nov 2006 - Present · 19 yrs 9 mos

      BENEFACTOR SOCIAL INNOVATION SL Innovative solutions for a better world Founding Partner: definition of the mission, vision and values ​​of Benefactor Social Innovation SL. Design and implementation of the Business Plan, including Marketing and Communication Plan, Sales Plan, Operational Plan and Financial Plan. Search for partners and customers. Development of proposals and services. Main achievements: in 4 years, more than 50 new clients, 90% of their clients return to contract some service, 90% of the new clients come from the references of other clients.

  • Universidad de Huelva (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Guest Editor RIESISE journal
      May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    • Visiting Professor
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

      Professor at the Expert in Solidarity Economy and Social Entrepreneurship, teaching the module “Solidarity Economy and social innovation”.

  • Visiting Professor at Universidad CEU San Pablo
    Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Professor at the Circular Economy Master Degree.