JULIO URGEL
Senior Advisor

JULIO URGEL

Mr. Urgel is a Corporate Finance and Negotiation Professor at IE Business School from 1989, being Dean of the school between 1994 and 2000, period during which Julio greatly contributed in the school´s internationalization and academic development that would propel its reputation as one of the most prominent business schools worldwide.

Professor Urgel graduated as IT Engineer at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, has an MBA degree from IESE, and completed his Doctor in Business Administration degree at Harvard Business School, where he specialized in Negotiation, currently being one of the most recognized negotiation experts in our country.

Mr. Urgel has shared his role in academia, with prominent positions at the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development), where he was responsible for EQUIS (worldwide recognized quality assessment for business schools) for many years, visiting the top business schools worldwide. Furthermore, Mr. Urgel has been an active consultant and advisor in numerous projects for companies, families, and individuals, and in the context of high-complexity corporate transactions and negotiations. Mr. Urgel serves as board member at various national and international organizations, amongst others the Harvard Club of Spain.