Teresa Viejo
Writer, journalist, and speaker at the Institute of Curiosity, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Writer, journalist and speaker. Creator of the Curiosity Institute.
Degree in journalism from UCM. PhD candidate in Psychology from the Univ. of Zaragoza.
Trained in Nonviolent Communication and Mediation (CNV) by the Institute of Nonviolent Communication and certified in Appreciative Inquiry and Thinking Partner (appreciative coaching). Professor at the Center for Government and Political Marketing of the UCJC, workshops and masterclasses in Leadership and Communication at UNIA, Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Valencia International University (VIU) and Instituto Empresa Universidad.
Creator of the Curious Leadership model. Speaker, trainer and mentor of leaders and teams in organizations.
Director for 10 years of La Observadora in RNE. Director of documentaries and TV programs (TVE, A3, Telemadrid, CMM). The first woman to direct a radio morning show and a general information magazine (interviú). She is a paradigm of female leadership in the media. Creator of the podcast Mente curiosa, mente joven (Curious mind, young mind) (Podimo).
Author of 8 books, 4 essays and 4 novels translated into several languages – La memoria del agua (The memory of water) has been adapted into a TVE series, the last one is aimed at promoting curiosity as the great competency of the 21st century – La niña que todo lo quería saber. La curiosidad, claves para una vida más inteligente y feliz (The girl who wanted to know everything. Curiosity, keys to a smarter and happier life).
She is a member of the editorial board of MAS (Mujeres A Seguir), where she publishes opinion articles and has a blog called La maestra de la curiosidad (the teacher of curiosity) in Mujer.es.
ASEME Communicator of the Year Award. UNICEF Special Award. Honor Award 2022 of the Aragón Negro literary festival (FAN) for her career as a novelist.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Ambassador of the Fundación a Víctimas de Tráfico (Foundation for Traffic Victims).