José Manuel Campa
José Manuel Campa Fernández (born 20 July 1964) is a Spanish economist, economy professor and politician who has been serving as the chairperson of the European Banking Authority since May 2019. Prior to this, he has been a senior member of Santander Bank and has previously served as the 10th Secretary of State for Economy in the Government of Spain.
José Manuel Campa | |
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José Manuel Campa in 2009 | |
Chairperson of the European Banking Authority | |
Assumed office 1 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Andrea Enria |
10th Secretary of State for Economy | |
In office 14 May 2009 – 23 December 2011 | |
Preceded by | David Vegara Figueras |
Succeeded by | Fernando Jiménez Latorre |
Personal details | |
Born | José Manuel Campa Fernández 20 July 1964 Oviedo, Spain |
Alma mater | University of Oviedo Harvard University |
Biography
Campa has a degree in law and economics from the University of Oviedo and a PhD in economics from Harvard University.[1]
Between 14 May 2009 and 23 December 2011 he served as the Secretary of State for Economy of the Spanish government under the premiership of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.[2]
Before being Secretary of State he was finance professor in the IESE Business School of the University of Navarre.
He has been a consultant of the World Bank, of the International Monetary Found, the Inter-American Development Bank, of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, of the Bank for International Settlements, of the European Commission and of the Bank of Spain.
In 2014 he was appointed Director of Investor Relations and Analysts of the Santander Bank. He continues being finance professor of the IESE Business School as an External Collaborating Professor.[3]
On 19 February 2019 he was nominated to be the next Chairperson of the European Banking Authority, replacing Andrea Enria.[4] The European Parliament approved the nomination on 14 March 2019.[5] He assumed the office on 1 May 2019.[6]
References
- "King James I of Aragón Fundation". www.fprj.es. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- Aragón, El Periódico de. "José Manuel Campa, nuevo secretario de Estado de Economía". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- "El Santander ficha a José Manuel Campa como director de Relaciones con Inversores". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- "Santander's Campa nominated to head EU banking watchdog". Reuters. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- Rega, John (2019-03-14). "Parliament backs men for top EU bank jobs, after call for more women". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "José Manuel Campa takes up his position as Chairperson of the EBA - View press release - European Banking Authority". eba.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-05-19.