José de la Uz has been mayor of Las Rozas de Madrid since 2015 and chairs the Spanish Network of Smart Cities, in addition to leading other projects such as Madrid Oeste Tecnológico. With training in the legal and business fields and work experience in banking, his career in the public sector has been linked to different positions of responsibility from which he has promoted innovation policies, attraction and retention of talent and use of technology as a tool to improve the lives of citizens.

Currently, De la Uz is also president of Las Rozas Innova, a public company dedicated to promoting the municipality's innovation policies.