Ignacio Santos

Ignacio Santos has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Ignacio currently serves as the Cofounder & CEO of Fazil Neobank, a digital wallet for the younger generations that focuses on environmental sustainability. Prior to this, they were the Co-founder & Board Member of Biscay Bay Startup Campus, an entrepreneurship event for young entrepreneurs in southern Europe. Ignacio also worked as a Co-founder & Latam GM at Emerid System, where they initially started as a full-stack tech developer and later focused on business development in the LATAM market. Ignacio served as the President of Bilbao Valley, an association that promotes entrepreneurship in Vizcaya. Ignacio gained valuable web development experience as a freelance developer, where they worked on various web projects. Ignacio also founded Kollega.es, a platform in the collaborative economy sector, and was a co-founder of TickTasker, an internet startup. Ignacio worked as a consultant in entrepreneurship and innovation at SHKways and was a Cofounder and Sales Director at Euskadi Gozatu, a startup focused on selling tourism and leisure activities online. Ignacio collaborated with professors at the University of the Basque Country, assisting in courses on entrepreneurship and persuasive strategies.

Ignacio Santos completed their education history as follows:

From 2009 to 2014, Ignacio studied at the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), where they obtained a degree in Administration y Dirección de Empresas with a specialization in Dirección Comercial.

In 2017, they attended Ipartek Formación Servicios Informáticos for a certification in Desarrollo de Aplicaciones con Tecnologías Web, focusing on programming and specific applications.

As part of the Erasmus Program, Ignacio studied at the Université Jean Moulin Lyon III in France from 2012 to 2013. Ignacio completed a License in AES (Administration des Entreprises et Société) and a Master 2 in Marketing et Ventes.

Before attending university, Ignacio completed their Bachillerato at Colegio Padre Andrés de Urdaneta in an unspecified year.

In addition to their formal education, Ignacio also obtained several certifications. In 2015, they received a Curso Especializado en Marketing Digital from Actívate con Google, and in the same year, they completed a Curso Básico Presencial de Marketing Digital from the same institution. Ignacio achieved an Advanced Level of English - C1 at Escuela Oficial de Idiomas in 2014. Ignacio also holds a First Certificate in English (FCE) - B2 from the University of Cambridge, obtained in 2012. In 2017, they obtained certifications in Desarrollo de Aplicaciones con Tecnologías Web and Responsive Web Design from Ipartek Formación.