Paco Ybarra

About

Paco Ybarra is Chief Executive Officer of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group, which includes its Banking, Markets and Services businesses. He is a member of the Executive Management Team, Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group Risk Management Committee and serves as a Member of the Board of Grupo Financiero Citibanamex, S.A. de C.V.

Prior to assuming his current role in May 2019, Paco was Global Head of Markets and Securities Services. He joined the bank in 1987 in Spain as a Management Associate. During his career he has held positions in Spain, Mexico, Singapore, New York and London. In November 2006, he became Co-Head of Global Fixed Income, and in 2011 was appointed Global Head of Markets. In November 2013, his responsibilities were expanded to include the securities services businesses. He was appointed Deputy Head of the Institutional Clients Group in October 2018.

Paco holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Valencia in Spain and a Master of Business Administration degree from I.E.S.E. in Barcelona. He is a member of the Board of Directors of EMPower in the United Kingdom, a non-for-profit organization that supports at-risk youth in Emerging Markets. He also sits in the Alumni Board of I.E.S.E.