Jorge Pérez de Leza

Jorge Pérez de Leza is the CEO of Metrovacesa since 2016. With over €2.5 bill. of assets under management. Metrovacesa is one of the leading real estate developers in Spain. Jorge joined Metrovacesa to reorganize the company and relaunch its development activity after the economic crisis in Spain, leading the Company’s IPO in 2018. Previously, he worked 12 years as top executive director at Grupo LAR, first as Head of Europe (leading all European operations including Germany, France, Poland, Romania, Latvia, Hungary and the Baltic States) and then as Head of Spain, holding full responsibility over €1 bill. of assets under management and assuming a key role in the IPO and subsequent growth of LAR España REIT. Before Grupo Lar, he was COO of Excite@Home Europe (broadband internet access and multimedia content creation), Managing Director & Partner of Fun & Basics (fashion clothing, footwear and accessories), and Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG, global management consulting).  Jorge has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BSc and MSc in Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management from ICAI, at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid. He is also Founder and President of Fundación Deporte y Desafío (NGO “Sport & Challenge Foundation”).

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Metrovacesa, CEO. Spain, 2016 – Present

• Grupo Lar. Managing Director Europe. Continental Europe, 2005 – 2016

• Fun & Basics. Managing Director & Partner. Spain, 2001 – 2005

• Excite@Home. General Manager European Operations. San Francisco, USA, 1998 – 2001

• The Boston Consulting Group. Consultant. Madrid, San Francisco, 1991 – 1998

• Fundación Deporte y Desafío. Founder & President. Spain, 1998 – Present

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor, Strategic Real Estate Management, IE University, MRED Program. Spain, 2017 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• MBA Harvard Business School, USA, 1994 – 1996

• MSc in Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management from ICAI, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain, 1985 – 1991