Honorary Committee
An honorary body that is provided for in the Statutes of the Ramon Llull Foundation and created by the URL Board of Trustees in February 2013
It comprises the former chairs of the Board of Trustees, the former rectors of the University and former trustees who nonetheless wish to maintain their links with the University, under the chairmanship of the current Chair of the Board of Trustees. It meets annually to keep up-to-date on how the University works.
He has a degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in Urban Planning Law. He has been a member of the Congress of Deputies, mayor of Sant Cugat del Vallès, member of the Parliament of Catalonia, vice-president of the Diputació de Barcelona and councilor of Territory and Sustainability. In the private sector, he has practiced law and is currently a partner of the firm Ineo Corporate, and was previously a partner at KPMG lawyers, among others. He has been associate professor of Global Environmental Governance at Blanquerna-URL. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the ETS de Edificación de Barcelona (UPC), of the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Barcelona and of the Board of Directors of Túneles de Barcelona y Cadí and Esade-Creapolis. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Strategic Plan of ECOEMBES, of Cruz Roja Sant Cugat-Rubí and of the Advisory Board of Fundación Ayuda y Esperanza. Co-founder of the Food Bank of Catalonia, member of Climate Project, Círculo de Economía, the Advisory Board of the Oncolliga Foundation, the Pere Tarrés Foundation and Alcaldes.eu.
Since December 2024, he is President of the Board of Trustees of the URL.
Dr. Gassiot Matas, a Chemist, was born in Barcelona in 1937. He completed his baccalaureate studies in Girona and earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from Sarrià Chemical Institute (IQS). He later obtained another undergraduate degree in Chemical Sciences from Universitat de Barcelona and a PhD from Universidad de Madrid. He taught Analytical Chemistry for more than 40 years at IQS where he also served as its Director (1985-1994) and today as Professor Emeritus. He served as URL Rector from 1994 to 2002. He has been a Member of the Barcelona Royal Academy of Arts and Science since 2003. He has published more than one-hundred articles on chromatography and its applications in the organic analysis field. In 1973 he was granted the Research Award from the Fundación Vicente de Mendieta y Lambarri de Delica Arrastaria (Álava, Spain). In 1978 he received the Tswuett Medal from the Soviet Union’s Chromatography Committee. In 1985 he received the Hewlett-Packard Spain Award for “Liquid Chromatography.” In 1993 he was awarded the Narcís Monturiol Medal for Scientific and Technological Merit by the Government of Catalonia and then the Jaume Vicens Vives Distinction in 2008 from the regional government for the quality of his teaching. He also served as President of the European Federation of Catholic Universities (FUCE).
Awarded: October, 6th 2003
In November 2013 he joined the Honorary Committee of the URL
Llicenciada en Dret per la UB (1971), doctorada en Dret (1978) i diplomada en Psicologia Aplicada (1976) per la UB. Ha estat rectora de la Universitat Ramon Llull (2002-2012), vocal del Consejo General del Poder Judicial (1996-2001), cap de Relacions Institucionals del Departament de Justícia de la Generalitat (1995-1996), sotsdirectora de l’Institut de Criminologia de la UB (1993-1996), membre del Comité Científic de Política Criminal del Consell d’Europa (1993-1997) i directora general del Centre d’Estudis Jurídics i Formació Especialitzada del Departament de Justícia de la Generalitat (1983-1993). Va exercir com a professora de Dret Penal a la Facultat de Dret Esade-URL (catedràtica des de 1996) i actualment és directora de la Càtedra de Justícia Social i Restaurativa de la Facultat d’Educació Social i Treball Social Pere Tarrés-URL. També és membre assessora de diversos consells, d’entre els quals destaca el consell d’administració del Banco Santander, el d’Endesa Catalunya, el Board de la European University Association o del diari ARA. És autora de diversos llibres, entre ells “Dones a la Universitat. Cent anys de prohibicions” (2010), “Justicia de Menores: una justicia mayor” (2002) i “Introducció al Dret Penitenciari. Teoria i pràctica” (1992). Des del 2022, és també Síndica de Greuges de Catalunya.
Ha rebut, entre d'altres guardons, la Medalla d'Or del Instituto Vasco de Criminología (2000), la Medalla d'or Cesare Beccaria de la Neue Kriminologische Gelleschaft (1999), la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Sant Raimon de Penyafort (2002) i el premi Internacional de Victimologia (2007). És autora de nombrosos articles en llibres i revistes científiques nacionals i d’altres països i ha participat en multitud de conferències i tertúlies en tv i ràdio.
El 10 d'octubre de 2013 se li va concedir la Medalla d'Or de la URL.
El novembre de 2013 es va incorporar al Comitè d'Honor de la URL.
Nascut a Badalona (1935). Membre del Patronat de la Universitat Ramon Llull (1996-2014). Empresari vinculat al sector de la construcció i president del grup d'empreses de la família. Va cursar el programa PADE (Programa d'Alta Direcció d'Empreses), a l'IESE. Va desenvolupar la seva activitat principalment al territori espanyol i sud-americà. Vicepresident de la Càmara de Contractistes d'Obres de Catalunya (CCOC), president de la Confederació Catalana de la Construcció, i representant de les empreses catalanes a la Confederación Nacional de la Construcción vinculada a la CEOE. Membre del comitè executiu del Foment del Treball Nacional. Fundador de l'Institut Gaudí de la Construcció i de la societat mixta Gestora de Runes de la Construcció. Ha format part de la junta de l'APCE. President de la Fundació Laboral de la Construcció de Catalunya i membre de la Fundación Laboral Nacional. L'any 1985, amb motiu dels Jocs Olímpics de Barcelona 92, va crear l'estructura organitzativa per desenvolupar les obres del sector de Montjuïc (Estadi Olímpic, Palau Sant Jordi, urbanització, etc.) i el pla d'empresa que posteriorment s'anomenaria "Anella Olímpica de Montjuïc, S.A”. Ha estat membre del Consell Parroquial de Santa Maria de Badalona i president del Consell Assessor de l'Escola d'Arquitectura La Salle-URL.
El setembre de 2014 es va incorporar al Comitè d'Honor de la URL.
Nascut a Barcelona (1946). És enginyer tècnic industrial per l'EUITI de Terrassa (1968). Va cursar un màster MBA (Màster en Business Administration) a ESADE (1968-71) i va obtenir el Post Graduate Diploma a l'IESE (1976). Va ser professor d'ESADE durant 15 anys. Des de l’any 2008 és president d'Inmobiliaria Colonial i des de 2010 és president de la Société Foncière Lyonnaise. Anteriorment, va ser president de Panrico, director general del Grupo Mutua Madrileña, president de la Fundació ESADE, membre del Ple de la Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona i president de la Comissió de Política Econòmica. Ha estat investit doctor honoris causa in Economics per la Constantinian University de Providence, Rhode Islands (EUA) i Honorary Degree per ESERP de Barcelona. Així mateix, és professor honorari de la Societat Científica de Xile. Va ser president del Patronat de la URL (2012-2016).
El novembre de 2016 es va incorporar al Comitè d'Honor de la URL.
El 12 de gener de 2018 se li va concedir la Medalla d'Or de la URL.
Dr. Martí i Roca was born in Tarragona and earned an undergraduate degree in Physics from Universitat de Barcelona, a teaching certificate from the same university, a degree in Religious Sciences from the Instituto San Pío X (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca) and a PhD from Universitat de València. He currently serves as Professor at Universitat Ramon Llull where he also carried out remarkable work as the first Vice-Rector for Research and Technology Transferal. He also served as President of the Acoustic and Electro-acoustic Control Committee of the Barcelona Olympic Games (1992) and Director of the URL – La Salle Department of Acoustics and Programme Director. He has served as Senior Researcher for numerous projects in the science and technology areas and has directed numerous PhD theses and technology transferral projects. He is affable and easy to approach, and knows how to encourage and motivate a vocation for research amongst his students. From 2002 to 2010 he served as Father Provincial for La Salle in Catalonia.
On May 10, 2011 he was awarded the URL Gold Medal.
In November 2019 he joined the Honorary Committee of the URL.
Nascut a Barcelona (1957). Doctor en història de l'art per la Universitat de Barcelona i llicenciat en teologia per la Facultat de Teologia de Catalunya. Catedràtic de la Universitat Ramon Llull. Ha estat degà durant quatre triennis de la Facultat de Filosofia de Catalunya, on continua exercint la docència. President de l’Aula Lul·liana de Barcelona, de la Fundació Llegat Roca i Pi de Badalona (que treballa en favor de persones vulnerables i excloses del Barcelonès Nord) i de la Fundació Catalunya-Amèrica Sant Jeroni de la Murtra. Ha publicat diversos treballs d’història, art, iconografia i simbologia. Ha impartit conferències arreu de Catalunya i també a Romania, Colòmbia, República Dominicana, Xile, Taiwan, Corea i Xina. Des de 2008 és director del setmanari Catalunya Cristiana i de l’emissora Ràdio Estel. Rector de la parròquia de Santa Maria de Badalona i responsable de l’antic Monestir de Sant Jeroni de la Murtra.
El novembre de 2019 es va incorporar al Comitè d'Honor de la URL.
Nascut a Barcelona (1943). És professor mercantil, diplomat en màrqueting per la Universitat de Roma i en Alta Direcció d’Empreses per l’IESE. Va ser director financer (1964) i director de màrqueting (1969) de l’agència de publicitat Tiempo. L’any 1972 va ser nomenat director comercial i de màrqueting de Fernando A. de Terry. El 1975 es va incorporar al Grup Godó com a director comercial de La Vanguardia i més tard va ser nomenat conseller delegat de Tele Exprés. Al 1978 va ser soci fundador i conseller delegat de Media Planning i l’any 1994 va passar a ser vicepresident executiu. Actualment és vicepresident d’Havas Media Group que engloba, entre d’altres, Havas Media, Arena Media, Havas Sports & Entertainment. Ha estat secretari general del Grup d’Acció Empresarial, president de la Fundació Espanyola del Cor, president d’IESE Alumni Association, vicepresident del Saló Nàutic Internacional de Barcelona, vicepresident del FC Barcelona, i actualment és membre de la Junta Directiva d’Sport Cultura Barcelona. Pel que fa a la seva vinculació amb la Universitat Ramon Llull, ha estat membre del seu Patronat (2012-2016) i president de la Càtedra Ethos Ramon Llull (2008-2016). Va ser president del Patronat de la URL (2016-2020).
El novembre de 2020 es va incorporar al Comitè d'Honor de la URL.
El 8 d'octubre de 2021 se li va concedir la Medalla d'Or de la URL.
Born in l'Espluga de Francolí, Conca de Barberà (1969). Dr. Josep M. Garrell is a computer engineer (UPC, 1992), doctor in electronics engineering (URL, 1995) and full professor of the URL at La Salle HTS of Electronics Engineering and IT. In 1992 he joined La Salle-URL, where he co-founded the Intelligent Systems Research Group and in 1994 he obtained a supercomputing grant from the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca at the Carnegie Mellon University Supercomputing Center in Pittsburgh (USA). From 1998 he assumed various responsibilities in the Rectorate of the URL: secretary of the Research Commission (1998-2002); delegate of the rector for ICT (2000-2002); vice-rector for Research and Innovation (2002-2010); secretary general (2006-2012), vice-rector for University Policy (2010-2012) and rector (2012-2022). From 2014 to 2018 he was a member of the Parliament's Advisory Council on Science and Technology (CAPCIT) representing private non-profit Catalan universities. In May 2015 the General Assembly of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) appointed him as a member of its Standing Committee and from 2020 to 2022 he was vice-president. In 2016-2019 he represented CRUE at the General Assembly and on the Council of the European University Association (EUA). In 2019 he was appointed to the EUA Board for a 4-year term and was the first president (July 2020-September 2022) of the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Universities (SACRU), a network formed by eight Catholic or Christian-inspired universities from around the world dedicated to excellence in research and teaching, engagement and global collaboration. In April 2023, he was elected President of the USA for a four-year term (2023-2027).
Since October 2022 he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ramon Llull University.
Awarded with the Gold Medal: October, 2nd 2023
Born in Barcelona, his life has been spent between Barcelona and Rome. He was ordained in 1964 and earned a PhD in Theology from Pontificia Università Gregoriana in Roma. Salvador Pié has developed a profound academic task as professor of Fundamental Theology and Ecclesiology at the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Co-founder and general consiliary of MUEC, he was president of the Religious Services of the Barcelona Olympic Games, member of the Scientific Committee of the Congress on the Second Vatican Council (1995-2000) and expert appointed by the Pope of the Synod of Bishops on "The Word of God in the life and mission of the Church" (2008). He has been president of the Blanquerna Foundation from 1981 until 2022 and founding member of the Ramon Llull University (1989), of which he has been secretary until 2022. Since 2013 he has been rector of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. Among his numerous publications are: Diccionario de Teología fundamental (2010), Eclesiología (2015), La Teología fundamental (2017) and Teología fundamental (2017).
On May 10, 2011 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Ramon Llull University.
In November 2022 he joined the Honorary Committee of the Ramon Llull University.
Barcelona, 1947. Llicenciat en Ciències Químiques i graduat en Química Industrial per la Universitat de Barcelona. Màster en Economia i Direcció per l'IESE. Ha estat director general de Mercabarna, director general de Fira de Barcelona, director general del Grup Damm i conseller delegat de Cacaolat. Ha ocupat el càrrec de vicepresident primer de la Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona, president de la Fundació Pere Tarrés i conseller de Fira de Barcelona. L'any 2014 va rebre la Creu de Sant Jordi. Actualment és president de l'Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, membre del Patronat de la Fundació Gaspar de Portolà, compromissari del Casal dels Infants, vicepresident de la Mútua Midat Cyclops i conseller d'empreses del sector químic i alimentari. Pel que fa a la seva vinculació amb la Universitat Ramon Llull, ha estat membre del seu Patronat de 2000 a 2004 i de 2019 a 2023.
El novembre de 2023 es va incorporar al Comitè d'Honor de la URL.
He holds a degree in Law, has been a professor in the field of Roman law at the University of Barcelona for more than 30 years and is currently working as a Partner of Counsel for the firm MES Advocats i Gestió. During his professional career, he has held various management positions, such as Deputy General Manager-Secretary General at "la Caixa" in Barcelona, Deputy General Manager at "la Caixa" and Director of the Fundació Centre d'Estudis Internacionals of the University of Barcelona, among others. He has also presided the Fundació Privada Hospital de l'Esperit Sant, Abertis Logística and has been a member of the Economic Affairs Council of the Archbishopric of Barcelona. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of several companies and a member of the Board of Trustees of several institutions. From 2002 to 2019, Millet presided the Pere Tarrés Foundation and represented this institution on the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Llull University Foundation. He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the URL (2020-2024).
He joined the Honorary Committee in December 2024.