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Luis Maldonado García-Pertierra

Luis is professor at IE University and consultant specialized in Digital Financial Services and Sustainability for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank, among other institutions. He also serves in different boards in regulated financial sector companies.

He has developed his entire career in the fields of economics and finance, where he has held senior positions both in the public and in the private sector. He was advisor to the Minister of Finance in Spain, Director of Strategic Consulting of PwC in Spain, Chief Strategic Officer in Bankia (now CaixaBank), Managing Director of the PwC-IE Business School Financial Sector Center, and senior advisor of Everis (now NTT Data).

He has also a long international experience. He worked for five years at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Washington DC, where he held different positions, as advisor to the Managing Director and in the Monetary and Financial Markets Department.

He is co-founder and advisor of different technology companies, among them, an IT firm specialized in Big Data & Analytics, fintech trading platform, and a CO2 rights tokenization platform.

Luis holds a PhD in Economics Cum Laude from Alcalá University, he is State Economist for the Government of Spain, and he holds both Degrees in Law and in Business Administration from ICADE University. He also has a postdegree in Business Administration from Georgetown University and a Global Senior Management Program from the University of Chicago and IE Business School.

Corporate Experience

• Specialist in Digital Financial Services, International Finance Corporation (IFC)-World Bank, 2017 - Present

• Independent Board Member of Beka Finance, 2020 - Present

• Managing Director PwC-IE Business School Financial Sector Center, 2013 - 2016

• Director of Strategy and Corporate Development, Bankia, 2010 - 2013

• Director of Strategic Consulting, PwC, Madrid, 2009 - 2010

• Advisor, Managing Director and Department of Monetary and Capital Markets, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC (United States), 2004 - 2009

Academic Experience

• Adjunct Professor, Departments of Economic Environment and Finance, IE Business School. 2013 - Present

• Academic Director and Professor of the Economics Program of the Center for Public Policy and Government of the University of Alcalá, 2009 - Present

• Professor at the Ortega y Gasset Institute and Juan Carlos I University, International Business Master, 2003 - 2004

• Professor at the Center for Economic and Commercial Studies (CECO), 2001 - 2004

Academic Background

• Técnico Comercial del Estado, Spain, 2000

• PhD in Economics Cum Laude, University of Alcalá, Spain, 2013

• Global Senior Management Program, IE Business School and University of Chicago, Spain-United States, 2014

• Certificate in Business Administration, Georgetown University, United States, 2009

• Degree in Business Administration, ICADE, Spain, 1998. Law Degree, ICADE, Spain, 1997. Técnico Comercial y Economista del Estado, España, 2000

Luis Maldonado García-Pertierra | IE School f Global and Public Affairs
Name
Luis
Last Name
Maldonado García-Pertierra
Position
Digital Financial Sector Specialist, International Finance Corporation (IFC)-World Bank
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