Carlos Losada Marrodán

Carlos Losada has held numerous management positions in both the private and public sectors. He began his career co-founding Kernel, a start-up in the tech sector. Since 1982, he has held various technical and political posts in the Catalan government, most recently that of Secretary General for Public Administration and Civil Service. In 1997, he joined the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC.

He has always maintained close ties with the non-profit sector and has sat on various governing bodies of non-profit organisations.

In 1986, he began his academic career in the Department of Strategy and General Management at ESADE, where he lectured on organisational governance, managerial functions, strategy and organisation, combining his teaching with strategic consulting.

He has spent most of his academic career at ESADE, although he has also taught at other universities and participated in numerous national and international seminars and conferences.

In 2000, he was appointed director general of ESADE, a position he held until 2010.

Parallel to his academic work, he has served as a member of various governing bodies, including the boards of directors of Gas Natural Fenosa (Spain), SFL (France), and the European company InnoEnergy (Holland).

He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Strategy and General Management at ESADE, a trustee of the Loyola University Andalusia Foundation and of IQS, a member of the board of governors of the University of Deusto, and the coordinator of UNIJES.

Education

• Doctor en Administración y Dirección de Empresas. ESADE - Universitat Ramon Llull
• Licenciado en Ciencias Empresariales y Máster en Dirección de Empresas. ESADE
• Licenciado en Derecho. Universitat de Barcelona

Areas of interest

• Board of Directors. Board of Trustees.
• Managerial Functions and Leadership
• Strategy
• Business Organization
• Project Management