Paco Ybarra spent 36 years at Citigroup where he became Chief Executive Officer of the ICG Group, which included all its Institutional Businesses: Banking, Markets and Services. He retired from the Bank in June 2024. He was a member of Citi’s Management Committee and co-chaired its Risk Management Committee. Prior to that, Paco was Global Head of Markets and Securities Services. 

Paco holds a BA in Economics from the University of Valencia and an MBA from I.E.S.E. in Barcelona. Outside of his career in finance, Paco developed a keen interest in education. At Citi, he was one of the promoters of the “E for Education” initiative that has already provided grants of more than $40m to educational non-for-profit institutions across the world. He also sits in the Leadership Council of EMPower, a charity created by finance professionals to help youth in Emerging Markets. He is a member of The Alumni Board of IESE and the Board of The Man Group.