Arancha González Laya is President of World in Progress and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain (2020–2021). 

She served as United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and headed the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. Previously, she was Chief of Staff to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, following several senior positions at the European Commission. 

She is currently Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris. As Chair of the WIP Advisory Board, she leads strategic reflection on the major economic, social and geopolitical challenges that will shape the international agenda in the coming years.