Jordi Gual
Jordi Gual Solé | |
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| Born | 1957 Lleida, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, academic |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Chairman of CaixaBank, professor at IESE Business School |
Jordi Gual Solé (born 1957 in Lleida) is a distinguished Spanish economist who currently serves as chairman of CaixaBank and holds a professorship at IESE Business School – University of Navarra.
Career
Since 2005, Gual has been affiliated with "La Caixa," where he took on the roles of chief economist and chief strategy officer at CaixaBank. He is also a research fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) based in London, participates as a member of the Oxera Economics Council, and is a board member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).
Between 2002 and 2005, he contributed to the Economic Advisory Group on Competition Policy for the European Commission. Prior to this, from 1994 to 1996, he provided advisory support to the Commission’s director-general for economic and financial affairs.
On June 28, 2016, Gual took over the presidency of CaixaBank from Isidre Fainé i Casas, a role he fulfilled until March 30, 2021, when he stepped down following the merger with Bankia. Subsequently, on April 16, 2021, he was named president of VidaCaixa.
Gual earned his PhD in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, where he also served as a visiting professor. His academic career includes positions at the Université libre de Bruxelles and the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Currently, he is a faculty member at IESE Business School – University of Navarra and holds a Doctorate in Economics and Business Science from the University of Barcelona. Among his distinctions are a European Commission Research Grant focused on European integration and a Fulbright Scholarship.
His recent scholarly work addresses topics such as financial integration and banking system stability. Notable publications include Banking Union: made of concrete or straw? (2013) and European Integration at the Crossroads (Bank of Spain, 2012).