Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero (born 17 September 1961) is a full professor of media management and the current president of the University of Navarra.

[1] Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero was born on 17 September 1961 in Salamanca to a family steeped in the livestock industry.

On his mother’s side, both his great-grandfather and his great-great-grandfather served as president of the University of Salamanca.

[2] In 1991, he was appointed professor and associate dean of the School of Communication at the University of the Basque Country.

He served as president of the European Media Management Education Association from 1998 to 2004.