Fernando Barnuevo , President of the IE Alumni Association, held a conference in Segovia in order to publicize the activities of a worldwide network  whose members have received training based on the values of diversity, innovation , excellence, corporate responsibility and entrepreneurship. Current Managing director of RHJI Swiss Management GmbH, Barnuevo explained to IE University students in all grades the opportunities offered by the association to all IE alumni, some of which lead large companies and corporations. In his presentation, Barnuevo was accompanied by the Rector of IE University, Salvador Carmona, and the Vice Chancellor and Director of the Degree in Administration and Management, Isabel Sánchez.

Fernando Barnuevo has over 25 years experience in the financial services sector. Prior to joining RHJI, he had served since 2005 at Integrated Finance Limited Partners SA (IFL), a specialised investment banking and asset management firm, founded by Nobel Laureate Robert Merton and former senior management of JP Morgan.  Before IFL, Mr. Barnuevo had been at JPMorgan since 1986, where he was a member of the Financial Institutions Management Committee in New York.  At JPMorgan, he also served as Group Head and Senior Client Executive of the Institutional Investor business, member of The Equities Management Committee and Head of Equity Sales.  During his eighteen years at the firm, he led a wide range of management roles in Capital Markets, M&A, and Emerging Markets in the Madrid, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, San Francisco and New York offices.

Mr. Barnuevo serves as Chairman of the US Fund Board and is President of the Alumni Association of IE Business School, leader in Spain’s management education sector, holding an International MBA from the same institution.