Ignacio Prieto Funes, Ph.D
About Ignacio Prieto Funes, Ph.D
Ignacio Prieto Funes, Ph.D, serves as the CEO of the Business Office at UBS Europe SE in Spain and has held this position since 2004. He is also a faculty founder at Advantere School of Management and a university professor at Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE.
Work at UBS
Ignacio Prieto Funes serves as the CEO Business Office at UBS Europe SE in Spain. He has held the position of Executive Director since 2004, contributing to the organization for 20 years across various locations, including Madrid, Frankfurt, and Zurich. His responsibilities include overseeing marketing and communication strategies for Wealth Management in Spain and leading the Social Selling Project. He also designed a client fees management tool while serving as the Pricing Project Head.
Education and Expertise
Ignacio Prieto Funes has a diverse educational background. He achieved an Executive MBA from IE Business School in 2008 and holds a Finance Ph.D. from Universidad Pontificia Comillas, completed in 2016. He also earned a Master's degree in Economic Research from the same institution. His studies include aerospace engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a BA in Economics from the University of Essex. Additionally, he completed the Digital Manager Advanced program at The Digital Academy in Frankfurt in 2017.
Background
Ignacio Prieto Funes has extensive experience in the banking sector, having worked in various roles prior to his tenure at UBS. He served as a Private Banking Analyst at Garrigues from 1999 to 2000 and as a Private Wealth Advisor at Santander Private Banking from 2000 to 2004. He also held positions as an Associate Portfolio Manager at BBVA and as a CFO assistant at STERIS Corporation. His career spans both international and domestic banking environments, focusing on wealth management, investment banking, and asset management.
Current Academic Involvement
Since 2022, Ignacio Prieto Funes has been actively involved in academia as the Faculty founder at Advantere School of Management in Madrid. He has also been a University Professor at Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE since 2013, where he has contributed to the education of students for 11 years. His academic roles complement his extensive professional experience in the finance and banking sectors.