Carlos Garriga Gamarra

Professor Carlos Garriga, currently Chief Information Officer at IE University, has extensive international experience in managing Innovation, Technology and Information Systems. During his professional career, he led the development and implementation of numerous large enterprise applications, managed various complex system integration projects after corporate merger and acquisition operations, and has driven several digital transformation programs in companies and institutions such as IE University, Sareb, Adveo (former Unipapel), ONO (currently part of Vodafone), the European Space Agency or Sener Ingenieria y Sistemas. His knowledge and experience gained across industries as diverse as Higher Education, Telecommunications, Real Estate, Finance, Wholesale Distribution, Aerospace or Technology give Professor Garriga a unique perspective on best practices in the Innovation and IT functions worldwide. Professor Garriga was awarded CIO Of The Year in the 2016 edition of the CIONET Spain Digital Leadership Awards and was selected as finalist at the 2017 European CIO Of The Year Awards by CIONET Europe. In 2019, the @asLAN Association also recognized Professor Garriga’s professional career with the CIOs Who Drive Digital Transformation Award.

Corporate Experience

• Chief Information Officer, IE University

• Chief Information Officer, Sareb

• Chief Information Officer, Adveo (former Unipapel)

• IT Director, ONO (currently Vodafone)

• System Engineer, European Space Agency

• Engineer, Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas

Academic Experience

• Adjunct Professor of Information Systems and Technology, IE Business School

Academic Background

• Executive MBA. IE Business School. IE University.

• Master of Engineering in Engineering Management. Cornell University. Fulbright Scholar.

• Electrical Engineering ICAI. Universidad Pontificia Comillas.

BSc Physics. UNED.