Arancha Gonzalez Laya is Executive Director of the International Trade Centre and Co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of International Trade and Investment. Before joining ITC, González served as Chief of Staff to World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy from 2005 to 2013. Prior to working at the WTO, she held several positions at the European Commission, conducting negotiations of trade agreements and assisting developing countries in trade-development efforts.