Board of Trustees

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) belongs to the Fundación Instituto de Educación Continua de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF), a private non-profit foundation governed by a Board of Trustees, advised by an Internal Advisory Board, and a Governing Council, advised by a Council of Studies.

Our Board of Trustees is formed by UPF, the UPF-BSM and a large group of companies and institutions that directly appoint the people who represent them.

President

• Rector of the UPF,(2023- at the moment), Mrs. Laia de Nadal Clanchet

Vice-Presidents

• UPF, Vice-Rector of Academic Planning, Mr. Sergi Torner Castells
• ROMAN ASOCIADOS, President and CEO, Ms. Silvia Alsina Urpina

Members

• AUTORITAT PORTUÀRIA DE BARCELONA, President, Mr. Lluís Salvado i Tenesa
• BAYER HISPANIA, S.L., VP Country Medical Director Spain, Mr. Guido Senatore
• SA COTTET, President and CEO, Mr. Javier Cottet Torres
• ERNST & YOUNG, S.L., Audit Services Partner, Ms. Rosalía Soler Villa
• FUNDACIÓN CUATRECASAS, Partner, Mr. Victor Xercavins Lluch
• FUNDACIÓN NATURGY, General Director, Ms. Maria Eugènia Coronado Orjuela
• GLOVOAPP23, co-funder, Mr. Sacha Michaud
• INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES, S.A., Regional Director for Catalonia, Aragón and the Balearic Islands, Mr. Marc Estapé Solernou
• KPMG AUDITORES, S.L., Partner, Mr. Alejandro Núñez Pérez
• PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS AUDITORS, S.L., Partner, Mr. Joaquín Ortiz García
• TELEFÓNICA DE ESPAÑA, S.A., General Director, Telefónica Este, Mr. José Manuel Casas Aljama
• PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GRUPO EDITORIAL, S.A.U., Director of Publishing, Mr. Juan Diaz Acuña
• SANOFI-AVENTIS, S.A., Head of Public Affairs, Ms. Arantxa Catalán Ramos
• ORACLE IBERICA S.R.L, Director, Mr. Joan Planella
• UNILEVER ESPAÑA, S.A, Director of Corporate Communication and Sustainability, Ms. Ana Palencia García
• UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA:
  • General Manager, Ms. Rosa Maria Pujante Mitjavila
  • President of the Social Council, Ms. Montserrat Vendrell Rius
  • Deputy vice-rector to the rector, Mr. Pablo Pareja Alcaraz
  • Professor of the Philosophy of Law. Former Rector of the UPF, 2005-2013, Mr. Josep Joan Moreso Mateos

Non-member secretary

• UPF-BSM, Associate Provost for Strategic Projects, Mr. Marcos Eguiguren Huerta

The Governing Council is the School’s ordinary body of representation, government and management. It reports directly to the Board of Trustees and establishes the general operating guidelines of our School.

President

• Rector of the UPF,(2023- at the moment), Mrs. Laia de Nadal Clanchet

Vice-Presidents

• UPF, Vice-Rector of Academic Planning, Mr. Sergi Torner Castells
• ROMAN ASOCIADOS, President and CEO, Ms. Silvia Alsina Urpina

Members

• FUNDACIÓN CUATRECASAS, Partner, Mr. Victor Xercavins Lluch
• PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS AUDITORES, S.L., Partner, Mr. Joaquín Ortiz García
• TELEFÓNICA DE ESPAÑA, S.A., General Director, Telefónica Este, Mr. José Manuel Casas Aljama
• UNILEVER ESPAÑA, S.A, Director of Corporate Communication and Sustainability, Ms. Ana Palencia García

Secretary, non-member of the Governing Council

• UPF-BSM, Associate Provost for Strategic Projects of the Fundació Institut d’Educació Contínua, Mr. Marcos Eguiguren Huerta

The International Advisory Council (IAC) is a consultative body that strives to reinforce and enhance the international reputation of the UPF Barcelona School of Management.

The IAC has the following main functions:

• Evaluating the School's strategic plan and initiatives.
• Giving advice based on trends.
• Proposing the implementation of new innovative practices.
• Helping to enhance the School’s international dimension.

The International Advisory Council is formed of leading professionals with international experience, academics from associated institutions and business representatives from a range of sectors. IAC members are approved by the UPF-BSM Governing Council.

The IAC members give expert advice that encompasses gender, geographic, cultural and disciplinary diversity.

The members of the IAC are:

• Veneta Andonova, Associate Professor of Business Strategy at the Universidad de los Andes. Former Dean of the School of Management, Universidad de los Andes.
• Paolo Boccardelli, Rector of LUISS University and Former Dean of Luiss Business School.
• Ingmar Björkman, Rector of Hanken School of Economics. Former Dean of Aalto University School of Business.
• Vincenzo Esposito, Dean and President of ESSEC Business School.
• Thami Ghorfi, President of ESCA School of Management.
• Andreu Mas-Colell, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pompeu Fabra University and President of the BIST, the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology.
• Janicke Rasmussen, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Operations Management of BI Norwegian Business School.
• Oriol Segarra, Uriach CEO and Alumni UPF-BSM.
• Bruno van Pottelsberghe, Rector of Corvinus University. Former Dean of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM).

The Council of Studies is the Foundation’s deliberative and consultative body that advises the governing bodies in relation to programming its studies.

President 

• JOSÉ MANUEL MARTÍNEZ-SIERRA, Director General of the UPF Barcelona School of Management and Jean Monnet ad Personam Chair in EU Law and Government.

Secretary of the Board of Studies

• CRISTINA TORRALBO BALLESTEROS, Academic Programming and Quality Manager, Fundació Institut d’Educació Contínua de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Members

• PROF. DAVID SANCHO ROYO, Tenured Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
• PROF. DAVID COMAS, Professor and Director of the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
• PROF. ANNA MARIA CABALLE MARTORELL, Assistant Professor in the Department of Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
• PROF. JORDI BALLÓ Director of the Department of Communication, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
• PROF. MIRCEA EPURE, Sub-Director of the Department of Economics and Business.
• JOSEP GARRIGA PAITUVÍ, Business Consultant and Representative of Telefónica on the Board of Trustees of the Fundació Institut d’Educació Contínua de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1997-2004).
• DOMINGO JAUMANDREU ROS, Founder and CEO, Jaumandreu.net.
• JOSEP REIXACH TURON, Business Consultant and Representative of BBVA on the Board of Trustees of the Fundació Institut d’Educació Contínua de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1999-2009).
• PEDRO PABLO RODES ROCA, Lawyer.
• PROF. JOSEP MARIA CASTELLÀ, Tenured Professor of the Department of Humanities, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
• MIQUEL TEIXIDOR CASTEY, Founder and CEO, Genaker, currently part of ERICSSON.