CIF - Center for International Finance

About Us

IESE - CIF is an interdisciplinary research center with an international outlook focusing on finance research with the aim of becoming a point of reference and one of the leading centers of finance research in Europe.

Since it was founded in 1992, CIF has contributed to developing research at IESE, which has been one of the school's strategic priorities over the years.

Mission and Objectives

The center's mission is to contribute knowledge and improve business practices in the field of finance and economics.

Our objective is:

To promote activities related to the academic community through regular, dynamic interaction between entrepreneurs and managers.
To generate and disseminate ideas through international publications, workshops and conferences.
To have a real, effective impact on society through companies' everyday activities.

CIF is governed by a Management Committee and an Advisory Council.

The Management Committee of CIF approves new projects and guarantees adequate communication between the academic staff and the sponsor companies. Moreover, it evaluates the quality and degree of progress of the projects underway. It is comprised of the following members:

Juan José Toribio
President

José Luis Suárez
Academic Director

Jorge Soley
Member

José Manuel Campa
Member

Pablo Fernández
Member

Rosa Magan
Manager

Amparo Vassallo
Coordinator

The Advisory Council of CIF comprises the representatives of sponsor companies, members of the Management Committee and the Academic Staff.

Jaime Kirkpatrick
CEO at AEGON

José Leo
Finance Director at AENA

Pedro Mateache
Partner, President A.T. Kearney Spain & Portugal

Gonzalo Alcubilla
Head of Corporate Banking, Bankia