Carlos was appointed Chairman of BBVA and the BBVA Foundation in December 2018.
He joined BBVA in September 2008 as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, and member of the bank's Management Committee. In March 2014 he was appointed Head of Digital Banking and in May 2015 he became Chief Executive Officer.
Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Company for 12 years, and became a partner of the firm in 1997. He joined Endesa in 2002 as Corporate Director of Strategy and member of its Executive Committee, and became company Chief Financial Officer in 2007.
He is a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, and he represents BBVA in several international fora as well as in non-for-profit organizations that support social, educational, cultural and scientific activities.
Carlos graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (MIT) and a B.S. in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he later also earned a M.S. at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He also graduated in Law from UNED (Spain).
