Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is in charge of managing and administering the Foundation. It is a collegiate body made up of natural and legal persons, both public and private.
Germán Ramón-Cortés Montaner
President and ON BEHALF OF THE RACC FOUNDATION
Degree in Business Sciences. Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from ESADE, l’École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Paris and New York University (STERN College at NYU). Graduate in Professional Business Management Services from Babson College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Currently:
President of the Board of Trustees of the Topromi Foundation. President of the Board of…
Josep Ma Lozano Soler
On Behalf of the Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation
Doctor of Philosophy and Educational Sciences. University of Barcelona. Degree in Theology. Faculty of Theology of Catalonia. Degree in Philosophy and Letters. University of Barcelona. Business Administration (ESADE). Local Government Management (ESADE). His teaching and research activities have always focused on the contribution companies can make to society, and the human quality…
Mireia Tomàs Carulla
On behalf of the Carulla Foundation
Business Management - ESADE Business & Law School (1984 – 1989). PADE (Senior Management Programme) - IESE Business School - University of Navarre.
Currently:
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Carulla Foundation. Member of the Board of FERO (Oncological Research Foundation).
Josep Menéndez Cabrera
PRESTIGIOUS MEMBER OF SOCIETY
Degree in Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1982). Graduate in Business Management from ESADE (2002).
Currently:
Member of the Board of Trustees for a number of social and knowledge foundations, and on the Advisory Board for a range of educational, social and public entities. Adviser on educational change management processes for…
Lluís Torner Sabata
Prestigious member of society
Degree in Physical Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. PhD from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Central Florida and at the University of Arizona.
Currently:
General Director at the Institute of Photonic Sciences. President of the European Centres for Outreach in Photonics. President of the Research Evaluation…
Mercè Boada Rovira
On Behalf of the ACE FOUNDATION
PhD in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and neurology specialist. Founder and medical director of the ACE Foundation. Barcelona Alzheimer Treatment & Research Centre until 1995. President of the Catalan Neurology Society until 2002.
Currently:
Mercè leads a number of projects financed by Spanish, European and private institutions. AES, H2020, EFSD, ERA-NET,…
Marta Subirà Roca
Prestigious member of society
Degree in Law from Pompeu Fabra University. Executive training at ESADE, IESE, Harvard and Wharton. Executive President of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (2021-2023). Secretary of the Environment of the Government of Catalonia (2015-2021) and General Director of Environmental Policies (2011-2015). She has served as co-chair of the World Network of Sustainable Regions …
Clara Prats Soler
Prestigious member of society
Degree in Physics from the University of Barcelona. PhD from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.
Currently:
Contracted professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (since 2024), researcher-coordinator of the Computational Biology and Complex Systems research group (since 2022), corresponding academic of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia (since 2022), member…
Manuel Forcano Aparicio
Prestigious member of society
PhD in Semitic Philology by University of Barcelona. Curator of several historical exhibitions and books. Vice-president of the National Council for Culture and the Arts (2009-2011). Director General of the Jordi Savall Foundation (2012-2015). Director of the Consortium of the Ramon Llull Institute for the external promotion of the Catalan language and culture (2016-2018).
He is…
Òscar Sánchez Ibarra
Representative from Tarragona Provincial Council
Degree in Economic Sciences from the URV. Purchasing technician in the logistics sector.
Currently:
Mayor of the City Council of Constantí (Tarragonès). Deputy delegate for Social and Cultural Promotion of the Provincial Council of Tarragona. President of the OA BASE-Revenue Management of the Provincial Council of Tarragona. President of the Citizen Service Information Commission…
Sara Aguilar Ricart
REPRESENTATIVE FROM BARCELONA PROVINCIAL COUNCIL
Computer Engineer, Open University of Catalonia. Graduated in Technical Engineering in Management Computer Science, Open University of Catalonia. Head of Service of the BOPB and Documentation and Official Publications (March 2020 - September 2024). Head of the Information Analysis and Quality Control Section (May 2009 - March 2020). Head of the Information Analysis and Quality…