Valentín García

Valentín García is an entrepreneur from Madrid specializing in strategy, innovation, and design. He has developed a large part of his career in France and Mexico, where he collaborated with Domaine de Boisbuchet and later worked as Creative Director of the Mexican Design Gallery. In the Americas, he also began his consulting work and ran his own design studio.

García’s design work has been featured in a variety of media outlets including The New York Times, AD Russia, Elle Shanghai, and Designboom, among others. He has been awarded the Áccesit INJUVE prize for best young Spanish designer and the Quórum award for best Mexican design. He has also participated in exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico, Franz Mayer Museum, and Madrid City Council.

As a consultant, García has carried out product development and innovation management projects for brands like Endesa, MAPFRE, and SEAT. He has also developed strategy and directed programs and activities at PROMEXICO, a trust of the Government of Mexico, and at La Nave, an innovation center of Madrid City Council.

Cooking is one of García’s passions. He participated in the seventh edition of Masterchef Spain and is currently focused professionally on the food innovation industry. In addition to his work as an IE University Adjunct Professor, García is currently the Deputy Director of the Madrid Food Innovation Hub and the Innovation Strategy Director of Eatable Adventures.

Corporate Experience

• Associate director and training program manager. Food Innovation Hub, Madrid. 2021 - Present

• Innovation Strategy Director, Eatable Adventures. Madrid. 2021 - Present

• Design and innovation Founder, Valentin Garal. 2008 - 2021

• Head of programs, La Nave PMO Manager. 2017 - 2018

• Strategy & innovation consultant, Opinno. 2015 - 2017

• Proméxico Strategy Advisor, México DF. 2013 - 2014

• Creative Director, Galería Mexicana de Diseño. Mexico DF. 2011 - 2013

• Academic Relations. IED, Istituto Europeo di Design. 2012 - 2012

• Marketing and Communication Manager. Domaine de Boisbuchet, France. 2008 - 2011

Academic Experience

• IE University Adjunct Professor. 2019 - Present

• Innovation and project management instructor, UNIR Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain. 2018 - 2019

Academic Background

• Cutting-edge Culinary Techniques. Basque Culinary Center. 2020 - 2020

• Industrial and Product Design at IED Madrid. 2005 - 2008