Board Advisor ยท Professor ยท Builder

Casimiro Juanes

At the intersection of governance, innovation, learning & AI - Madrid, Spain

"I help boards assess and strengthen how they oversee cybersecurity, AI, and digital risk, using a governance readiness model aligned with NIS2 and real board practice, through structured reviews, targeted advisory, and board-level simulations."
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26+
Years global exec
12+
Years at IE
5
Active projects
About me

Executive. Professor. Builder.

26 years leading global technology at Ericsson. Now advising boards, teaching at IE, and shipping AI-powered tools.

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Board Advisor
Cybersecurity governance, DORA, NIS2 and AI Act for boards in telecom, banking, insurance and energy.
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Professor, IE Business School
Teaching digital transformation and AI to executive MBA students since 2013. Award-winning case studies published on Harvard Business Publishing.
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Researcher
Principal Investigator, NIS2 Maturity Framework for European Boards. ISMS Forum, 2025-26.
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Builder
Shipping AI-powered products with Python, React, and Claude Code. Not a developer by training, by conviction.

I spent 26 years at Ericsson progressing from IT security to running 100-person regional teams, managing up to โ‚ฌ120M budgets, and co-designing global learning programmes for 24,000 people. I left in 2023 to go deeper on what I care about most: governance, innovation, education, and AI.

Today I advise boards navigating the new regulatory landscape, teach at IE Business School, and build AI-powered tools, including a local-first board performance review system and a learning venture called Escuela para la Vida.

Teaching about AI, I always return to the same idea: AI is a cognitive amplifier, not a replacement. Every session is ultimately a course about you, your thinking, your judgment, augmented by the best tools available. That principle shapes everything I build and advise.
CISSP-ISSMP CRISC SID-AD Singapore ICAEW/NEDA IE EMBA, Top of class SIC Award 2008 Harvard Business Publishing
Board Advisory

How I work with boards.

Three distinct ways to engage, depending on what your board needs. All grounded in the same governance readiness model.

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Ongoing retainer
Board Cyber & AI Oversight Retainer
Independent oversight support helping the board properly govern cybersecurity risk, AI and digital risk, and regulatory exposure such as NIS2 and AI Act implications. You are not fixing systems. You are strengthening oversight quality.
"We don't want surprises, and we want confidence that we are asking the right questions."
02
Time-boxed project
Board Performance & Risk Deep Dive
A focused board-level advisory project, typically triggered by a recent incident, regulatory pressure, leadership change, or post-review recommendations. One dimension, clear output, 6-8 weeks.
"We know this is a weak spot and need structured guidance."
03
Signature experience
Board Cyber / AI Scenario Simulation
A facilitated board simulation stress-testing decision-making, roles and responsibilities, information flows, escalation, and oversight under a cyber incident, AI failure, or regulatory breach scenario. This is not training. It is governance under stress.
"We want to pressure-test ourselves without waiting for a real crisis."
What I explicitly do not offer
Operational cybersecurity consulting Vendor selection or implementation Management-only workshops Digital transformation delivery
Live, peak phase March 2026
NIS2 Board Governance Readiness Framework
Designing a governance maturity model specifically for European boards, running expert validation workshops, and coordinating a large-scale CISO survey across regulated sectors in telecom, banking, insurance and energy. Outputs include a maturity model, strategic report, sectoral briefs, and a public event.
Lead Investigator, IE Center of Governance and Change & ISMS Forum, 2025-26
What I'm building

Projects in motion.

These are live, unfinished, and evolving. I build in the open because the process is part of the point.

Active build
Board Performance Review Agent

A fully secured, GDPR-compliant AI system to augment board performance reviews. 4-agent architecture: Research, Survey, Pattern Recognition, Report Synthesis. End-to-end encrypted. Available as secured cloud or local instances.

Python / FastAPI React / Vite Local LLM Board Governance
Launching
Escuela para la Vida

A learning venture built on cognitive science and AI-assisted methods, helping teenagers build real-life skills and digital wellbeing.

EdTech Cognitive Science Claude Code Netlify
In development
Cognitive Edge: AI-Powered Learning

Preparing a new course at IE Business School combining cognitive science with AI as a Socratic tutor. Portfolio-based assessment. Designed for students tired of passive education.

IE Business School AI in Education Learning Design EdTech
Active, pro bono
4D Community

A community exploring the metacrisis as an opportunity, not just a threat. Contributing to collective intelligence and systemic thinking across disciplines. New mental models, new connections, new ways of seeing complexity.

Metacrisis Systems Thinking Community Pro Bono
Skills in progress

Always learning.

25+ years of experience in cybersecurity, digital capabilities, learning and development and overall leadership. These last years focused on governance expertise, AI and hands-on building. Always with learning design and impact in mind.

Cybersecurity GovernanceExpert
DORA, NIS2, AI Act, advising boards across regulated sectors
Board & Executive AdvisoryExpert
Strategy, risk oversight, regulatory alignment across telecom, banking, insurance, energy and health
Learning DesignExpert
Cognitive science and AI-assisted methods, 12+ years at IE Business School
AI Strategy & Agentic SystemsAdvanced
Multi-agent architectures, local LLMs, AI governance frameworks
Python / FastAPIProduction-ready
Backend for the Board Performance Agent, live and operational
Claude Code & React / ViteLearning fast
Shipping real products daily since Summer 2025
Contact

Let's connect.

Board advisory, academic collaboration, AI projects, EdTech ventures, or just an interesting conversation.

Open for collaboration
Board advisory mandates in cybersecurity and digital governance
Board performance reviews (NIS2, AI Act, digital risk)
Executive education and keynotes
AI strategy consulting
Research partnerships in NIS2 and AI governance
EdTech and early-stage ventures with a learning or governance angle