About us
Mœurs is a cultural platform fostering collaboration by connecting people, ideas, and actions around sustainable development and community resilience. We support artistic, academic, and scientific creation with a humanist vision, integrating critical thinking, sensitivity, and creativity.
Miguel Alexander Barrero Laredo, Founder
With over two decades of experience working with the United Nations, Miguel has specialized in partnership building, disaster risk reduction, and community empowerment. He holds a JD in Law from the University of Vigo, a PhD in Sociology from Pantheon-Sorbonne University, and has completed executive education in Strategic Communications at Columbia University. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor at IE University, where he directs the IE Policy Lab, focusing on ethics in artificial intelligence, community empowerment, and partnership management. Additionally, he is a SPURS Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where his research centers on AI-driven models for urban and coastal resilience.
Corporate
Strategic and Innovative Partnerships, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Austria, 2023 - Present
Innovative Partnerships, UN ESCWA, Regional/Lebanon, 2022 - 2023
Partnership Building and Outreach Advisor, Crisis Response Unit, UNDP, 2016 - 2022
Partnership Development, OECD, France, 2015
Governance and Partnership Building, UNDP HQ, New York, 2012 - 2015
UN System Response, United Nations, Cuba, 2011 - 2012
Community of Practice, UNDP-SICA, Nicaragua/Regional, 2007 - 2011
Impact Assessments, UNDP, Mozambique, 2006 - 2007
Conflict Prevention & Recovery, UNDP, Somalia, 2005
Project Formulation, UNDP, Ethiopia, 2003 - 2005
Academia
SPURS/Humphrey Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, 2024 - 2025
Ph.D. in Sociology, Pantheon-Sorbonne University, France, 2015 - 2022
Policy Advisory Track- Strategic Communications, Columbia University, USA, 2015
JD in Law, University of Vigo, Spain, 1996 - 2002
