José Manuel
Campa

José Manuel Campa is a Professor of Finance and Economics at IESE Business School in Madrid, Spain. He holds a Ph.D. and a master degree in economics from Harvard University and a degree in economics and law from the University of Oviedo.

Professor Campa served as Chair of the European Banking Authority (EBA) for more than six years, until early 2026. Prior to that, he was Global Head of Regulatory Affairs for Grupo Santander. Between 2009 and 2011 professor Campa served as Secretary of State for the Economy in the Ministry of Economy and Finances of Spain, a position that allowed him to be one of the heads of the Spanish economy during the global financial crisis.

He specializes in international finance, banking and macroeconomics and has been professor of economics and financial management courses in financial institutions like Goldman Sachs, Citibank, ABN Amro, BBVA and Santander. He has also taught at the Stern School of Business of New York University and at Columbia University. He has been Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research and is a member of the board of Bruegel.

Professor Campa has also served in the boards of the European Systemic Risk Board, Basle Committee for banking regulation and in the private sector a director of Santander Poland Bank, General de Alquiler de Maquinaria and PCS. He has also worked as a consultant  to a large number of international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Bank of International Settlements in Basel, and the European Commission. He has also served as an expert for the Spanish justice, at the Spanish Court of Arbitration, and at international courts of arbitration in Paris, Geneva, New York and the Netherlands.