Miriam Gonzalez Durantez
Partner, Dechert LLP & Founder, Inspiring Women
Miriam González is a partner of international law firm Dechert LLP where she is co-chair of the firm’s International Trade and Government Regulation practice, focusing on international and EU trade law and policy. She is married to politician Nick Clegg.
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Prior to joining Dechert, Miriam led the trade practice of another major international law firm. She previously served seven years as a Senior Member of the Cabinet for EU External Relations Commissioners Chris Patten and Benita Ferrero-Waldner, where she had responsibility for EU relations and trade with the Middle East, the U.S. and Latin America, as well as a FCO adviser during the UK Presidency of the European Union.
After studying law at the University of Valladolid, Miriam was awarded a postgraduate scholarship, which allowed her to carry on her studies at the College of Europe, in Bruges, Belgium. She was also a Senior Associate Member of St Antony’s in Oxford.
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Miriam is a Board member and Chair of the Audit Committee of UBS Bank Spain. She is also the Honorary President of Canning House and a member of the International Advisory Board of the Instituto de Empresa in Spain.
In 2013, Miriam spearheaded the launch of “Inspiring Women”, a UK campaign which has so far registered 25,000 women volunteers from a wide range of occupations who dedicate just one hour a year to meet with young women in state schools. She aims to replicate the success of this campaign on an international platform as Founder and Chair of a new charity, “Inspiring Women”, dedicated to raising the aspirations of young girls around world by connecting girls and female role models.
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In her spare time she is the author of the ‘Mumandsons’ food blog and the cook book ‘Made in Spain’