Governing Bodies

Emiliano López Atxurra
(Petronor Representative)
Chairman

Jesús Alberdi Areizaga
Member of the Governing Board of the University of Deusto

Andrés Arizkorreta García
Chairman of CAF

Ainara Basurko Urkiri
(Provincial Council of Bizkaia Representative)
Provincial Councillor for Economic Promotion

Patxi Calleja Mediano
(Iberdrola Representative)
Regulation Manager at Iberdrola Spain

Álvaro de la Rica Aspiunza
Dean of Deusto Business School at the University of Deusto

Mª Pilar García de Salazar Olano
(Provincial Council of Alava Representative)
Vice Deputy General of Alava and and Deputy of Economic Development and Territorial Balance

Estibaliz Hernáez Laviña
(Basque Government Representative)
Deputy Minister for Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness

Jon Larrinaga Apraiz

Jabier Larrañaga Garmendia
Deputy of Economic Development, Tourism and the Rural Environment

Xabier Sagredo Ormaza
(BBK Foundation Representative)
Chairman

Víctor Urcelay Yarza (Secretary)
Vice-Rector for Entrepreneurship and Continuing Education at the University of Deusto

Xabier Ochandiano 
(Bilbao City Council Representative)
Councillor for Economic Development, Trade and Employment

Unai Alaña Díaz de Guereñu
(Iberdrola Substitute Representative)
Regulatory Analysis Manager

Javier Hernando García
(Provincial Council of Alava Substitute Representative)
Economic Development Manager

Íñigo Ansola Kareaga
(EVE Representative)
General Director

Cristina Múgica Vargas
(Provincial Council of Bizkaia Substitute Representative)
General Director of Territorial Competitiveness and Tourism

Alberto José Fernández González
(Basque Government Substitute Representative)
Technology and Strategy Director

Pilar Urruticoechea Uriarte
(Petronor Substitute Representative)
Lawyer

 Jon Goikoetxea Goiri 
(BBK Foundation Substitute Representative)
Director of Research and Strategy

Ignacio Mª Echeberria Monteberria
Chairman of Indumetal Recycling, S.A.

José Luis Larrea Jiménez de Vicuña
Member of the Governing Board of the University of Deusto

Michael E. Porter
Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), University of Harvard

Jon Azua Mendia
Chairman of EnovatingLab

José Luis Curbelo Ranero
Chairman and CEO of Cofides

José Ignacio Goirigolzarri Tellaeche
Chairman of Caixabank

Guillermo Ulacia Arnaiz
Chairman of Femetal

Christian Ketels (Chairman) 
Visiting Executive Harvard Business School. Senior Research Fellow Stockholm School of Economics

Karen Maguire
Acting Head of Division: Local Employment, Skills and Social Innovation at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics

Ana Teresa T.Lehmann
Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Porto