Council Member

Chair of the EFFAS Executive Management Committee (EMC) General Manager of the Spanish Institute of Financial Training School (IEA/FEF). Deputy chair of IDEASEF (Instituto para el desarrollo de la Inteligencia Artificial en el Sector Financiero), Independent Board Member of MAPFRE Inversion SMV and Independent Board Member and chairman of the Audit Committee MAPFRE AM. Since 2014 member of the Advisory Board of Docout, a company specialized in outsourcing services, in business processes, records management and consulting, using high-tech tools.

Jesus is a member of the Madrid College of Economists (since 1985), a member of the European University Association for Community Studies (since 2006) and a former member of the boards of ACIIA, ILPIP, and IATEC Spain.

In 1984 he started his professional career as a broker in the Spanish Money Market. Later he worked as an expert in the Capital Market Industry for several important private and public financial institutions where he held a variety of responsibilities in different fields. Appointed Head of Domestic Treasury of the Banco de Crédito Industrial in 1991 and Head of Training of the Treasury and Capital Markets areas of Argentaria in 1995.

Founding partner and chair at “Formación y Finanzas, SL” (since 199), a Business Consulting and Financial Advisory firm specialized in advisor and training activities for the Financial Industry. Founding partner of Aureo Wealth Advice EAFI, S.L (2013), a wealth management company registered with the Spanish regulator.

PhD in Management & Business Administration at San Pablo CEU University, Madrid (1999), summa cum laude, and Degree in Economics & Business Administration at Complutense University, Madrid (1985). He also has a Diploma in General Management (PDG) from IESE (1997) and is a Certified Expert in Business Valuation and Financial Advisor by the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts, Madrid (2008,2022). Since 1990 he has been a usual Lecturer and Visiting Professor in Seminars and specialized courses in several Universities and Business Schools.