Biography:

Jorge Merladet is an adjunct professor of Finance at IE University and a strategic advisor to the board of private companies.

Following a successful career in the financial markets, he was appointed CEO of a medical company. During his tenure, the company grew, multiplying its revenues by four, closing acquisitions in the United Kingdom and Italy, raising two rounds of private equity, and finally going public in an IPO which was 13x oversubscribed.

Benefiting from his experience as a finance expert and as a CEO, Mr Merladet has been appointed director of services and healthcare providers (USP Hospitales, Residencial CDV, Ultralase, ChiquiTin Centros Propios) and advisor to the board in financial and industrial companies (AON Spain, Iberia Ashland Chemical, BMA Española, NBI Bearings Europe) when these companies were going through structural transformations, which resulted in rapid expansion, restructuring or sale.

All along his experience as a practitioner, Pr. Merladet has been active in in-company training of professionals and in teaching finance. First at Universidad Carlos III and then at the Colegio de Economistas de Madrid. Since 2017, he has taught finance electives and management accounting at IE Business School. In September 2026, he merited a cum laude for his thesis, The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firm Risk and Valuation.