Jose Manuel López

Professional Focus

• More than 20 years’ experience in executive search and leadership assessment in Europe, Asia, and America
• Member of the Global Professional Services and Technology Practices, with specialties in consulting and AI, cloud and software; additional industry expertise in financial services, retail, fashion, luxury goods, healthcare and life sciences
• Extensive international background including on-the-ground experience in 25 countries on three continents
• Active angel investor and entrepreneur; participated in creation and launch of five companies and invested in 10+ tech startups
• Native Spanish, fluent in English and Portuguese

Business Expertise

• Founder & Managing Director of an executive search and management consulting firm; expanded sector experience in fashion and luxury goods, healthcare and life sciences; co-founded a clinic for aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery
• Managing Director at another leading global executive search firm; co-led Technology, Professional Services, and Financial Services Practices in Spain
• Director of Executive Education Programs and Associate Professor, Strategy and Business Policy Department of ESADE Business School, Madrid
• Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co.; closely involved in formation and growth of Technology Practice in Spain
• Associate with the M&A Group at Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division, London
• Analyst at international management consulting firm Arthur D. Little
• Experience in the Marketing Department of Procter & Gamble, Madrid

Practice Membership

Global Industry Practices

• Technology

Global Cross-Sector Practices

• Professional Services

Additional Expertise

• Consulting
• AI, Cloud & Software
• Financial Services
• Retail & Apparel
• Luxury Goods
• Healthcare and Life Sciences

Education & Certifications

• MBA from the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Double bachelor’s degree in business administration and law from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE E-3), Madrid
• PADE (Programa de Alta Dirección de Empresas) from IESE Business School, Madrid

Affiliations & Awards

• La Caixa Scholar
• Associate Professor at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICAI-ICADE)
• Visiting Professor at Strathclyde University’s Business School
• Associate Professor and Senior Management Programs Director at ESADE Business School, Madrid