Partner and Chief Economist at the Spanish investment bank, Arcano Partners, Ignacio counts over twenty five years of experience in diverse fields of investment banking at Arcano, UBS and Deutsche Bank. He is a Professor of Economics and Finance at IE Business School, and a regular columnist for the Spanish newspapers El Confidencial and Expansión. Ignacio has published five books, as well as many academic papers and case studies. In 2019 he won the Asprima-Sima award granted by the Spanish real estate sector, and in 2009, the Everis literary award. He is founder and vice president of the NGO Financieros sin Fronteras (Financiers without Borders). He also serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board of Círculo de Empresarios and is a member of the Board of Arcano Partners.
Ignacio holds an MSc in Economics from ICADE, an MA in Law from UNED, an MBA from INSEAD, and a Ph.D. in Medieval History from UNED.