Advisory Council

The Advisory Council has the functions of proposing, studying, appraising and recommending to the Board of Trustees the projects which should be unfolded by the Foundation. It is initially formed by a minimum of 18 members and a maximum of 25, chosen from among persons of acknowledged prestige in each of the Foundation's areas of action

Mr. Ferran Adrià Acosta
Chef and owner of El Bulli

Mr. Diego del Alcázar
President of the Instituto de Empresa, Chairman of Vocento

Mr. Pedro Alonso
Director of the International Health Research Center

Mrs. María Blasco
Director of National Cancer Research Center in Madrid (CNIO)

Mrs. Carmen Balcells
Literary Agent

Mr. Jordi Canals
General Manager of IESE Business School

Mr. Ignasi Carreras
Director of the Institute for Social Innovation, ESADE

Mr. Bonaventura Clotet
Director of the Center for AIDS Research, IrsiCaixa

Mr. Zaryn Dentzel
Creator and CEO of Tuenti

Mrs. Elisa Durán
Deputy Director General of  "la Caixa" Foundation

Mr. Manel Estiarte Duocastella
Chief of External Relations of the FC Barcelona

Mrs. Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Former European Commissioner

Mr. Valentí Fuster
Director of the National Center for Cardiovascular Research

Mrs. Anna Maria Geli
Rector of the University of Girona

Mr. Jordi Gutiérrez
CEIM Communications Director

Mr. Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte
Director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona and Prof. Salt Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, California)

Mr. Emilio Lamo de Espinosa 
Professor of Sociology,  Complutensian University

Mr. Carlos Losada
Professor in the Department of Enterprise Policy of ESADE Business School

Mr. Jaume Pagès
CEO of Universia

Mr. Jaime Rosales
Film Director

Mr. Rolf Tarrach
Rector of the University of Luxembourg and former President of the CSIC

Mr. Jorge Wagensberg
Editor, speaker, writer, and Science Director of  "la Caixa" Foundation