José García Montalvo

Independent Director

Born in Valencia in 1964. Full Professor of Economics in Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). Economics graduate from Universitat de Valencia. PhD in Economics from Harvard University.

Professional career

He was a professor at the University of Valencia and Harvard University. Consultant to the European Union, the OECD, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, among other organizations and companies. He has been an independent director of the Board of Directors of Catalunya Banc, where he chaired the Audit Committee, director of the Economic and Social Council of Catalonia and member of the boards of trustees of various foundations.

e has received several awards and honours, the most recent being the Catalonia Prize for Economics (2018), the UPF Medal for Distinguished Services (2018), the Jaime I Prize for Economics (2019) and the National Award for Public-Private Collaboration in Science and Innovation of Catalonia (2023).

He is currently Professor of Economics at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and Research Professor at the IVIE (Valencian Institute of Economic Research) and the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE).

In August 2014 he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of NCG Banco, S.A. (currently ABANCA Corporación Bancaria, S.A).