LTLuis Manuel Tolmos

Education leadership · Innovation · Governance

Design the future.
Make it happen.

Director General, lawyer, educator and entrepreneur. More than 25 years connecting schools, universities, technology, business and institutions to turn complex ideas into education with impact.

25+years transforming organisations
2,600+students in the institution he leads
20+years of teaching activity
Portrait of Luis Manuel Tolmos
Madrid · SpainEducation as a system. Leadership as service.

01 · An idea of education

Education is not about preparing students for a world we already know, but giving them the judgement, balance and confidence to build the next one.
Personal vision

02 · Education at scale

From classroom to boardroom.
A complete view.

A career connecting executive leadership, educational vision, university, research, talent, innovation and institutional responsibility.

2015 — present

Brains International Schools

Director General since 2021

Strategic, operational and financial leadership of a group serving more than 2,600 students. Five-year strategy, sustainable growth, academic and corporate leadership, digital transformation and relationships with families, the board and institutions.

colegiobrains.com
2010 — 2015

UDIT

Legal & corporate affairs and teaching

Business development and partnerships with companies and institutions in technology, design and innovation. Legal leadership and lecturer in computer law, intellectual property and videogames.

udit.es
2010 — 2014

Spanish Design Observatory

Executive Manager

Leadership of multidisciplinary teams across fashion, architecture, videogames and graphic design; coordination of scientific advisers, sector studies and reports on the economic value of design.

2016 — present

Fundación CINNED

Trustee, co-founder and secretary general

Projects and partnerships to improve pre-university education: talent, guidance, critical thinking, mental health, ethics and artificial intelligence.

cinned.org

03 · Leadership journey

Institutions, technology
and transformation.

2025 —

Talent Forum Adviser

ACADE Educación Privada

Employment policy, talent and compliance in private education.
2025 —

National Education Pact speaker

AMETIC

Talent Commission and long-term continuity for the education system.
2021 — 2023

Co-founder and Secretary General

Madrid Creative Industries & Videogames Cluster

Launch, governance and legal framework.
2003 — 2009

Global Information Technology Manager

Fundación Eurocaja Rural

Deputy management, consultancy and global technology projects.
1998 — 2003

Internet Team Manager & Legal

Cadena COPE

Content, operations, partnerships, digital business and software.
1997 — 1998

Legal Counsel

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Political asylum, election observation and refugee services.

04 · Teaching and thought

Teaching to understand change.

More than two decades teaching at the intersection of law, technology, intellectual property, entrepreneurship and new business models.

2022–2025

ISDE Law & Business School

Legaltech Professor

2015–2021

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Visiting professor in videogame law and intellectual property

2008–2021

UNED

EdTech professor and bLearning project leadership

2011–2015

IE Law School

Visiting professor in entertainment, videogames and IP

2010–2016

Fundación General UIMP

Guest speaker in intellectual property and digital law

2001–2006

Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera

Professor of intellectual property and information technology

Publications and academic work

Law, videogames, software and the education experience

  • 2023Optimising the family experience in private education
  • 2023Challenges and solutions in notarial escrow
  • 2013Videogames: a new player in Intellectual Property Law
Dialnet

05 · Entrepreneurial mindset

Create, protect
and make viable.

01 · Legaltech

Registrasoft

Founder and CEO. A platform for traceability, intellectual property, certification and escrow of technology assets.

Visit project
02 · Proptech sostenible

Natureback

Co-founder of a connected, sustainable modular-home concept centred on wellbeing, designed for energy savings of up to 85%.

2009–2014
03 · Education innovation

Entrepreneurial institutions

Junior Law School, university–business partnerships and EdTech platforms: moving innovation from discourse to real learning experiences.

Education impact

06 · Press and public voice

Ideas in conversation.

Leadership, talent, mental health, artificial intelligence, critical thinking and the future of education.
Open the press room

Conversations that build

Let’s talk about the education
the next generation deserves.

Families, educators, institutions and purpose-led projects: if we share an important question, it deserves a direct conversation.

Luis Manuel TolmosDirector General · Brains International Schools
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