Salvador Garcia-Ruiz
Senior Executive & Advisor
Roka Furadada•Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
View LinkedIn ProfileExperience22+ Years
Executive Overview
Experienced senior executive with a demonstrated history of working in the media, consulting and financial services industries. Skilled in strategy, communications, M&A and fundraising. Investor and advisor at Vytrus Biotech (exit) and Roka Furadada. Coauthor of “Catalunya Last Call” (Viena Editorial, 2013), a book about the Catalan economy
Career Timeline
- TelefónicaCurrentOct 2025–Present· 1 yr
- Chief Communications Officer, Corporate MarketingCurrentOct 2025–Present
- Roka FuradadaCurrent2020–Present· 6 yrs 9 mos
- Executive Director & InvestorCurrent2020–Present
- 2024–Oct 2025· 1 yr 9 mos
- Director Catalunya2024–Oct 2025
- 2021–2023· 2 yrs
- Chief Executive Officer2021–2023
- 2020–2024· 4 yrs
- Independent Advisor2020–2024
- 2019–2020· 1 yr
- Managing Director, Aurora Medicine Spain2019–2020
- 2013–2019· 6 yrs
- CEO2013–2019
- 2011–2013· 2 yrs
- Director of Knowledge, Education and Research2011–2013
- 2010–2023· 13 yrs
- Member of the Board of Trustees2014–2023
- Adjunct Professor2010–2015
- 2004–2010· 6 yrs
- Director, Operations2004–2010
Education
Course
Moral Foundations of Politics
Yale University
Specialization Certificate
Fintech: Foundations & Applications of Financial Technology
Wharton Online
Certificate
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice
Leiden University
Programa Vicens Vives
Esade
MBA
Focus on Finance and Media
NYU Stern School of Business
Bachelor
Economics
Universitat Pompeu FabraExecutive Relationship Map
Reports To
Salvador Garcia-Ruiz
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Skills & Expertise
Corporate FinanceManagementBusiness PlanningEntrepreneurMergers & AcquisitionsManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyEnglishMarket ResearchJournalismEconomicsEntrepreneurshipStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentBanking