Ignacio Prieto Funes

Ignacio Prieto Funes, Ph.D has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Ignacio is currently working at Singular Bank as the Digital Business Director and at SelfBank by Singular Bank as the Digital Bank Head, both starting in 2022. Ignacio is also the Faculty founder at Advantere School of Management since May 2022.

In terms of academia, Ignacio has been a University Professor at Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE since February 2013. Ignacio teaches various subjects related to finance and banking, including Portfolio Management & Financial markets, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Front Office Management, and Fintech & Digital Bank implementation. Additionally, they are the director of Fintech, Investment & Private Banking projects and is actively involved in research through the ICADE Behavioral Finance working group.

Prior to their academic role, Ignacio held numerous positions at UBS. Ignacio was the CEO Business Office at UBS Europe SE, Spain, from February 2019 to September 2022. Before that, they served as the Chief Analytics Officer & CDO at UBS Europe SE, and the Business Development Director and Front Office Associate Director at UBS Spain. Throughout their tenure at UBS, Ignacio was responsible for sales management, pricing projects, social selling projects, and marketing and communication for WM Spain.

Before joining UBS, Ignacio worked at Santander Private Banking as a Private Wealth Advisor from February 2000 to February 2004. Ignacio started their career at Garrigues as a Private Banking Analyst from January 1999 to January 2000. In 1998, they were an Associate Portfolio Manager at BBVA and also worked as a CFO Assistant at STERIS Corporation.

Overall, Ignacio Prieto Funes, Ph.D has a wealth of experience in finance, banking, academia, and digital banking, with a focus on portfolio management, investment banking, and private banking.

Ignacio Prieto Funes, Ph.D has an education history that includes earning a BA in Economics from the University of Essex in 1997-1998. Ignacio also obtained a Finance Master's degree from the Centro de Estudios Garrigues in 1999-2000. Ignacio went on to complete an Executive MBA from the IE Business School in 2007-2008. Ignacio pursued further studies, earning an Economic Research Master's degree in finance from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas in 2012-2014. Ignacio then went on to complete a Finance Ph.D. (Doctor en Finanzas) from the same university in 2012-2016. Ignacio also completed a Digital Manager Advanced program at The Digital Academy, Frankfurt in 2017, focusing on digitalization. Additionally, they have a degree in economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a degree in ingenieria aeronáutica from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.