Gema is an architect and interior designer specializing in the hotel sector, with more than 15 years of experience in real estate. Since 2005, she has been co-director and co-founding partner of ALFARO-MANRIQUE ATELIER, a company dedicated to architecture, interior design, and design, with a particular focus on the hospitality sector. She is a specialist in project management and processing and is in charge of business development for the studio.

In recent years, she has led numerous hotel projects that have had a significant impact on the sector due to their distinctive and careful design, as well as collaborating on important consulting and development operations.

She is currently Vice President of the IE Business School Real Estate Club after having been at the helm for several years. She has been a partner at Wires since its inception. Interested in all aspects of the hotel and tourism sector, she participates in numerous conferences, events, research projects, and presentations related to the sector, always seeking to stay up to date and expand her knowledge, as well as to meet all the players involved in the sector.

Senior Architect, Master’s Degree in International Project Management and Master’s Degree in Real Estate Business Management from IE Business School, where she ranked first in her class, as well as a PhD from the Projects Department of the School of Architecture in Madrid.