Ivan Bravo is the Director General of the Aspire Academy, based in Qatar.

In addition to his responsibilities at Aspire, Bravo is also the Technical Director of the Qatar Football Association (QFA).

Prior to joining the Aspire Academy, Bravo was Director of Strategy at Real Madrid CF, one of the world’s most accomplished sports institutions.

Recently, he has served on the board of directors of Leeds United Football Club in England and Cultural Leonesa football club in Spain. He currently sits on the board of AD Alcorcon, a football club in Spain’s La Liga 2.

Bravo received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the United States.