Tomás Alfaro Drake

Tomas Alfaro Drake is Adjunct Professor of Financial Management and Business Management and Marketing in IE Business School. He has worked in educational activities and as a manager in companies like Dimetal or Johnson Wax, and serves on the Board of Directors of BBVA.

Corporate Experience

• 1973 – 1975: System Engineer. Dimetal S.A.

• 1975 – 1977: Commercial Director of the division Industrial Automatization. Dimetal S.A.

• 1977 – 1979: Barcelona curse of M.B.A. in the IESE

• 1979 – 1981: Product Manager. Johnson Wax Española S.A.

• 1981 – 1998: IE Business School. Throughout these years he has held these following positions: Marketing Director, Director of the Master in Business Management and Marketing, Academic Director

• 1998 – Present: Director of Degree and Degree in Business Administration and Marketing Degree and Diploma in Business at the University Francisco de Vitoria

• 2006 – Present: Member of the Board of Directors of BBVA

Academic Experience

• MBA, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Empresa (IESE), Universidad de Navarra, Barcelona (Spain)

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (I.C.A.I.) Professional background

• Partner/Director, Alfaro y Asociados, Consultants

• Director, Business Degree and Diploma Programme, Centro Universitario Francisco de Vitoria

• Professor, Financial Management and Sales and Marketing Management, IE Business School and Centro Universitario Francisco de Vitoria

Academic Background

• 1968 – 1973: Engineer from ICAI

• 1977 – 1978: Master in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the IESE of Barcelona