Esther Vera
Journalist and political scientist, director of the Ara newspaper
She graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), she specializes in international relations. She has extensive professional experience that began in 1986. She has worked in Catalunya Ràdio, TV3, Avui, and has collaborated as a columnist for El País. For five years she was a delegate for 24h CNN+ and Cuatro in Catalonia.
From 2011 to 2015 she was special advisor and chief of staff of the Minister of Economy and Knowledge of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Andreu Mas-Colell, with special dedication to disseminate the Catalan economy and the activity of the Catalan government in the international arena.
Since 5 January 2016, she has been the director of the Ara newspaper.