Born in Barcelona (1935). Graduated in Law from the UB, between 1964 and 1974 he was part of the boards of directors of the Central Bank (Catalunya), the Banco Vitalicio de España and Ferrocarrils de Catalunya. From 1975 to 1978 he was vice president of Banco de Progreso and from 1988 to 2004, vice president of Banco Urquijo. In 1985 he was president of the Candidacy Committee of the Barcelona'92 “COOB ‘92” Olympics. Later, he founded and was the first president of the Instituto de la Empresa Familiar, where he held the position of honorary president. In the culture sector, he was founder and president of the Fundació Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, ​​president of the Fundación Arte y Mecenazgo, patron and member of the Executive Commission of the Fundació Palau de la Música and the Fundació Gran Teatre del Liceu, honorary member of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, member of the International Board of Trustees and honorary member of the Prado Museum, patron of the Prince of Astúrias Foundation and the Príncep Foundation of Girona. At the international level, he was a member of the Chairman's Council and the International Council of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOMA) in New York and of the National Committee of the Whitney Museum of American Art. He was also president of Havas Media, member of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of “la Caixa” and of the Boards of Directors of CaixaBank, Abertis, Prisa TV and Grupo Financiero INBURSA. President of the URL Board of Trustees, he also held the position of President of Mútua Asepeyo, Vice President of the Real Automòbil Club de Catalunya and member of the Board of Christie’s International Europe.

Awarded: October, 10th 2013