Maite Barrera, founder of Bluecap, named new ESADE Alumni President
The founding partner of Bluecap, Maite Barrera Xaubet, was named President of ESADE Alumni during the association’s last Management Board meeting held on June 14th. The new President had served as a member of the board since 2011 until becoming the first woman president in the history of ESADE Alumni. Barrera replaces Joaquín Uriach Torelló who held this post for the previous two years, promoting a new strategic plan for the association. Uriach resigned as ESADE Alumni President after being named President of ESADE’s Board of Trustees. However, he will continue to be a member of the ESADE Alumni Management Board.
As President of ESADE Alumni, Barrera has also become a member of ESADE’s Board of Trustees. She described her satisfaction, in this respect, arguing that “it will strengthen the relationship and collaboration between both and will make us stronger.” She stated that she was excited to assume both posts and that, “after two years dedicated to successfully implementing our new strategic plan, we’ll focus on strengthening the alumni association’s commitment to ESADE, for example, by promoting the Scholarship Programme. We’ll also continue promoting new formats to encourage networking between alumni and provide a personalised offer adapted to each alumni profile.”
Maite Barrera Xaubet
She holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from ESADE and an MBA from both ESADE and the Anderson School of Business (UCLA). She is the founding partner of Bluecap Management Consulting, a strategic consulting boutique specialising in the finance industry. Her clients include some of Spain’s and the world’s leading financial institutions. In addition, she also serves as a business angel, in keeping with her entrepreneurial vocation.
Previously, she worked for Oliver Wyman & Co, first in London and then in Madrid, spearheading different financial institutions’ projects in Europe and Latin America. Prior to that, she worked for BBVA/Argentaria (Madrid), in the Value-Based Management Unit, reporting to the bank’s Executive Committee, and for Alpha Corporate (Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance).
Barrera was already a member of ESADE Alumni’s Management Board and a Fundació ESADE Scholarship Programme donor, creating her own Futuro Scholarship. In addition, she is a member of the ESADE Challenge Board. She is also committed to social causes and works with San Joan de Deu Children’s Hospital. She was the recipient of the “Young Executives with Talent” Award granted by Amrop Seeliger y Conde in 2010. Currently, she is a Trustee for the Princesa de Girona Foundation.
