Oscar Villanueva Cañizares

Co-Founder & CEO at Nymiz

Oscar Villanueva Cañizares has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies.

Oscar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nymiz, a software company that specializes in protecting sensitive data and ensuring privacy for its users. Oscar joined Nymiz in November 2019 and continues to hold this position.

In addition, Oscar is a Leadership Team Member for MIT Enterprise Forum Spain since September 2019.

Oscar is also a Board Member and Co-Founder of Arrecife Systems, a company that develops wave energy devices for generating electricity using tidal currents and waves. Oscar has been involved with Arrecife Systems since January 2016.

Oscar has also worked as an Investment Partner for Dreamers Factory Corporate innovation Outpost since November 2018.

Oscar has been involved with Erhardt since November 2019, where they work in New Ventures.

Furthermore, Oscar has served as an Expert for Cleantech Open Northeast starting from March 2019 until January 2020.

Oscar has been a Mentor for Bind 4.0, a startup accelerator program, from January 2019 to January 2020.

Prior to their current roles, Oscar worked at Petronor, S.A. as the Open Innovation & New Ventures Manager from January 2018 to October 2019.

Oscar has also been a Mentor and Business Model Lecturer at protoatlantic, a project focusing on innovation in the maritime sector, from October 2018 to May 2019.

Additionally, Oscar was a student at ASCRI, Asociación Española de Capital, Crecimiento e Inversión in January and February 2019.

Oscar Villanueva Cañizares has a diverse education history with a focus on innovation, strategy, finance, and management. Here is a chronological summary of their education:

In 2002-2005, Oscar Villanueva Cañizares attended Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, where they pursued an Engineering Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

From 2006 to 2009, they furthered their education at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, earning an Engineer Degree in Engineering/Industrial Management.

In 2009-2010, Oscar enrolled at Universitat de Barcelona, where they obtained a Master's Degree in Management in Business and Administration (MBA).

In 2014, they participated in the Management Development Program (PDD) at IESE Business School.

In 2016, Oscar Villanueva Cañizares attended IEB and focused on Finance Derivatives, specifically Options, Swaps, and Futures.

In 2017, they engaged in several educational programs, including the Driving Strategic Innovation Program at MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge Start Smart at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Driving Strategic Innovation Program at IMD. Oscar also pursued studies in Innovation & Strategy during their time at MIT Sloan School of Management.

In 2019, Oscar enrolled in the ESG Investment and Finance Summer Programme at the University of Deusto, specializing in Finance and Financial Management Services.

In terms of additional certifications, Oscar Villanueva Cañizares was recognized as a Finalist by MassChallenge Israel in April 2021. Oscar also completed the X-Europe Growth Training Sessions at Growth Tribe, although specific dates were not provided.

Overall, Oscar Villanueva Cañizares has a comprehensive educational background, combining engineering, management, finance, and innovation to develop a well-rounded skill set.

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  • Co-Founder & CEO

    November, 2019 - present