Francisco Ibáñez has been Country Head of EIT Digital since 2015, specializing in the area of Business Development.

Throughout his professional career, he has served as Manager at McKinsey & Co., Senior Consultant at Accenture, CEO of Hormicemex and Aricemex in Spain, member of the board of CEMEX, Senior Advisor at Arthur D. Little, and currently as Country Head – Accelerator at EIT Digital. He has also carried out numerous business development and engineering operations, with special emphasis in the areas of telecommunications, construction, and manufacturing.

He complemented his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas Austin with an MBA from Harvard Business School.

He has spent much of his professional career in management positions. From these positions, he has been in charge of the business of companies with more than 500 million euros in annual sales and business development as founder of companies such as Dontknow or as a Business Angel Investor.