José Manuel Campa

José Manuel Campa is a Spanish economist, economy professor and politician. He was Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance between 2009 and 2011, overseeing a pivotal moment in Spanish economic history following the financial crash of 2008. He is currently the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority, having assumed office in 2019. He specializes in international finance and macroeconomics.

Campa holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. Before assuming his role as Secretary of State, Campa was Professor of Financial and International Research, and Head of Research at IESE Business School, a role he has resumed in the capacity of an External Collaborating Professor. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Economics and International Business at Stern School of Business, New York University, and has also taught at Harvard and Columbia University. He has held the positions of Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research, and is a member of the board of Bruegel.  

After leaving office, Campa was appointed Director of Investor Relations and Analysts for Santander Bank. He has spearheaded financial management courses at institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Citibank, ABN Amro, BBVA and Santander. As a highly sought-after economic consultant, he has worked with several international organisations, including: The World Bank; the International Monetary Fund; the Inter-American Development Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, the European Commission and the Bank of Spain. Additionally, he has consulted for the Spanish Judiciary and International Courts of Arbitration in Paris, Geneva, New York and the Netherlands.