MDI Madrid
Our teaching body is made of a large group of specialists who have developed their professional activities in the private or public sectors, or at the University, teaching in one or more MDI cities. Some of them are alumni who now hold relevant positions in the industry.
Coordination among teachers and lecturers is key to ensuring an integrated programme, and further professional contact with them is one of the most relevant features of this educational experience.
Teaching staff
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Emiliano Acquila Natale
City MDI: Lima;
Madrid
Subjects: Strategy. Business Administration
Professor of the School of Telecommunication Engineering – Technical University of Madrid (UPM), MBA by the Technical University of Madrid and bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He is a regular masters’ teacher and in-company training.
Professor of the School of Telecommunication Engineering – Technical University of Madrid (UPM), MBA by the Technical University of Madrid and bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He is a regular masters’ teacher and in-company training.
Fernando Aldana Laso
CFO
Aserta España
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Financial Accounting;
Financial Management
Civil Engineer by School of Civil Engineers of Madrid, Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and MBA by IESE.He has developed his professional career in the industrial Automation and Consultancy sectors and for 10 years he has been risk manager of Grupo Villar Mir, until joining Aserta. Since 2005 he is assistant professor of the Department of Organizational Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics of the Technical University of Madrid.
Civil Engineer by School of Civil Engineers of Madrid, Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and MBA by IESE.He has developed his professional career in the industrial Automation and Consultancy sectors and for 10 years he has been risk manager of Grupo Villar Mir, until joining Aserta. Since 2005 he is assistant professor of the Department of Organizational Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics of the Technical University of Madrid.
María Alonso Roces
Legal Director
DLA Piper
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Taxation of Real Estate Investments
Maria Alonso is a lawyer specialized in tax law at DLA Piper. In the real estate sector her work consists in tax consultancy of real estate operations and investment structuration in real estate assets in Spain, for both domestic and foreign investors. Her expertise in consultancy in investment structures through quoted limited companies for real estate investments (SOCIMI) is outstanding. Maria holds bachelor’s degree in law by the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid and she has completed the Master in Taxation Law at the Centro de Estudios Garrigues.
Maria Alonso is a lawyer specialized in tax law at DLA Piper. In the real estate sector her work consists in tax consultancy of real estate operations and investment structuration in real estate assets in Spain, for both domestic and foreign investors. Her expertise in consultancy in investment structures through quoted limited companies for real estate investments (SOCIMI) is outstanding. Maria holds bachelor’s degree in law by the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid and she has completed the Master in Taxation Law at the Centro de Estudios Garrigues.
Luis Arauna Martínez
Senior Associate
HIG Capital
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Analysis of Real Estate Investments
Luis is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Acquisitions Team at H.I.G. Capital, based in Madrid. Since joining H.I.G. in 2021, Luis has been involved in analyzing real estate investment opportunities across multiple asset classes and geographies. Before joining H.I.G., Luis worked at Hillwood in London, Hines in Madrid, and Blinderman in Chicago. Luis received a Bachelor’s Degree from Polytechnic University of Madrid, a MSc in Real Estate from Illinois Tech and an MBA from London Business School.
Luis is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Acquisitions Team at H.I.G. Capital, based in Madrid. Since joining H.I.G. in 2021, Luis has been involved in analyzing real estate investment opportunities across multiple asset classes and geographies. Before joining H.I.G., Luis worked at Hillwood in London, Hines in Madrid, and Blinderman in Chicago. Luis received a Bachelor’s Degree from Polytechnic University of Madrid, a MSc in Real Estate from Illinois Tech and an MBA from London Business School.
José María Argüelles Bustillo
COO
Saur
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Strategy. Business Administration
José María Argüelles es director de operaciones en Saur, compañía especializada en concesiones de agua. Buena parte de su carrera profesional se ha desarrollado en Aldesa, donde lideró tanto la actividad de inversión como previamente la de construcción, y antes las divisiones polaca, de tecnología y desarrollo internacional sucesivamente. Antes fue socio de la ingeniería española IDOM y ostentó cargos públicos en materia de I+D. José María es Ingeniero Industrial por la UPM, MBA por IE y master en finanzas por Yale.
José María Argüelles es director de operaciones en Saur, compañía especializada en concesiones de agua. Buena parte de su carrera profesional se ha desarrollado en Aldesa, donde lideró tanto la actividad de inversión como previamente la de construcción, y antes las divisiones polaca, de tecnología y desarrollo internacional sucesivamente. Antes fue socio de la ingeniería española IDOM y ostentó cargos públicos en materia de I+D. José María es Ingeniero Industrial por la UPM, MBA por IE y master en finanzas por Yale.
Michael Aston
Partner, Head of Life Sciences
Cushman&Wakefield
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Alternative Investments
Michael Aston, MRICS, is head of the Cushman & Wakefield’s Life Sciences team – part of its Healthcare division. In the UK, projects are common across the ‘Golden Triangle’ of London, Cambridge and Oxford, and other UK knowledge clusters. Previously Michael worked for a number of companies developing and commercializing this type of projects in the United Kingdom and the Middle East, including the management of Cambridge University’s biomedical campus development.
Michael Aston, MRICS, is head of the Cushman & Wakefield’s Life Sciences team – part of its Healthcare division. In the UK, projects are common across the ‘Golden Triangle’ of London, Cambridge and Oxford, and other UK knowledge clusters. Previously Michael worked for a number of companies developing and commercializing this type of projects in the United Kingdom and the Middle East, including the management of Cambridge University’s biomedical campus development.
Juan Ayrault Pérez
Brand Manager
Adif
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Alternative Investments
Julia Barrasa Shaw
Head of Valuation
Diglo Servicer
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Valuation of Real Estate Investment
Julia Barrasa, MRICS, REV. Architect by the School of Architecture of Madrid (UPM) with more than 20 years’ professional experience she is currently Director of Valuations in Aliseda and professor in the MDI. For 10 years she has had her own studio of architects, developing her professional career with architecture projects, as well as real estate valuations. Appraiser since 2001, she began to value portfolios of NPLs and REOs with the SAREB (2013), she entered as a RICS member and obtained the REV accreditation, being both internationally recognized in the world of valuations.
Julia Barrasa, MRICS, REV. Architect by the School of Architecture of Madrid (UPM) with more than 20 years’ professional experience she is currently Director of Valuations in Aliseda and professor in the MDI. For 10 years she has had her own studio of architects, developing her professional career with architecture projects, as well as real estate valuations. Appraiser since 2001, she began to value portfolios of NPLs and REOs with the SAREB (2013), she entered as a RICS member and obtained the REV accreditation, being both internationally recognized in the world of valuations.
Luis Basagoiti Robles
Manager
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Capital markets and fund management
Luis Basagoiti PhD Architect, MBA by the Autonomous University of Madrid (1985) and MDI (1988). He has been university researcher of the Technical University of Madrid, where he is professor ad honorem. He also teaches at the Instituto de Empresa (IE) in Madrid and has been lecturer in Wharton Business School (Pennsylvania-USA) and Columbia University (New York- USA) as well as guest lecturer in several Latin American university as Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Cuba.He has developed his professional career in the real estate sector, in real estate development and asset companies: Within BBVA Group he has been General Manager of the real estate company of Iberdrola and General Manager of Metrovacesa. Within the Mapfre Group he has been during the last 20 years the real estate Head of the group: General Manager of real estate corporate management and Manager of Mapfre Real Estate Division. President of the Real Estate Fund Inmoalemania, company participated by Spanish insurance companies. He has been president or manager of many s real estate subsidiary companies of BBVA and Mapfre. He has been Director of the Board of several engineering and building construction companies. He usually collaborates with Spanish ONGs in depressed areas of Bolivia and Perú.
Luis Basagoiti PhD Architect, MBA by the Autonomous University of Madrid (1985) and MDI (1988). He has been university researcher of the Technical University of Madrid, where he is professor ad honorem. He also teaches at the Instituto de Empresa (IE) in Madrid and has been lecturer in Wharton Business School (Pennsylvania-USA) and Columbia University (New York- USA) as well as guest lecturer in several Latin American university as Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Cuba.He has developed his professional career in the real estate sector, in real estate development and asset companies: Within BBVA Group he has been General Manager of the real estate company of Iberdrola and General Manager of Metrovacesa. Within the Mapfre Group he has been during the last 20 years the real estate Head of the group: General Manager of real estate corporate management and Manager of Mapfre Real Estate Division. President of the Real Estate Fund Inmoalemania, company participated by Spanish insurance companies. He has been president or manager of many s real estate subsidiary companies of BBVA and Mapfre. He has been Director of the Board of several engineering and building construction companies. He usually collaborates with Spanish ONGs in depressed areas of Bolivia and Perú.
Miguel Baz Baz
Partner
DLA Piper
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Taxation of Real Estate Investments
Miguel Baz is a lawyer specialized in tax law at DLA Piper. In the field of the real estate sector, his work consists in assisting domestic and foreign investors concerning tax law in real estate operations and structuring of investments in real estate assets in Spain. Particularly noteworthy is his experience in advising on investment structures through quoted limited companies for real estate investments (SOCIMI). Miguel holds a law bachelor’s degree from ICADE and has completed the Tax Law Master of the Instituto de Empresa.
Miguel Baz is a lawyer specialized in tax law at DLA Piper. In the field of the real estate sector, his work consists in assisting domestic and foreign investors concerning tax law in real estate operations and structuring of investments in real estate assets in Spain. Particularly noteworthy is his experience in advising on investment structures through quoted limited companies for real estate investments (SOCIMI). Miguel holds a law bachelor’s degree from ICADE and has completed the Tax Law Master of the Instituto de Empresa.
Federico Bros Tejedor
Head of Investment and Asset Management (Spain & Portugal)
M&G Real Estate
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Analysis of Real Estate Investments
Federico Bros has over 20 years’ experience in the real estate industry. Joined M&G Real Estate in 2017 as Director of Asset Management and is heading the new M&G Real Estate office in the Iberian region located in Madrid, responsible for the asset management of properties and the sourcing and acquisition of new opportunities in Spain and Portugal. During this period the AuM has reached almost €1bn growing more than €700m as a combination of Asset Management actions and new acquisitions in a diverse range of asset classes. Before joining the business, Federico worked at CBRE Global Investors (former ING Real Estate Investment Management) first as Retail Asset Manager for 4.5 years and then as Head of Retail Asset Management for five years managing a portfolio of 20 shopping centres in Spain and Portugal, €2 bn in AuM assigned to different funds (Core and Value Added) and Separate Accounts and a team of 7 Asset Managers and 2 Technical Managers. He was also Portfolio Manager of RPFI, one of the main retail Funds in Iberia.
Federico Bros has over 20 years’ experience in the real estate industry. Joined M&G Real Estate in 2017 as Director of Asset Management and is heading the new M&G Real Estate office in the Iberian region located in Madrid, responsible for the asset management of properties and the sourcing and acquisition of new opportunities in Spain and Portugal. During this period the AuM has reached almost €1bn growing more than €700m as a combination of Asset Management actions and new acquisitions in a diverse range of asset classes. Before joining the business, Federico worked at CBRE Global Investors (former ING Real Estate Investment Management) first as Retail Asset Manager for 4.5 years and then as Head of Retail Asset Management for five years managing a portfolio of 20 shopping centres in Spain and Portugal, €2 bn in AuM assigned to different funds (Core and Value Added) and Separate Accounts and a team of 7 Asset Managers and 2 Technical Managers. He was also Portfolio Manager of RPFI, one of the main retail Funds in Iberia.
Alejandro Bueso-Inchausti Inchausti
Partner and CEO
Inmobiliaria Tiuna
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Analysis and management of residential development projects;
Alternative Investments
Architect specialized in urban planning by the School of Architecture of Madrid and MDI by the Technical University of Madrid. In 1983 he founded the Studio of Architecture Bueso Inchausti & Rein Architects. Since then, he combines his activities as managing partner in the Studio with his activity as CEO of Tiuna Inmobiliaria, where he began as an architect in 1982. His works have obtained different prizes in Spain awarded by the Colegio de Arquitectos of Madrid, Madrid’s City Council and Asprima-Sima Prizes. Internationally, he has won Europe Property Award and Technal Prize. One of his projects was named to Mies Van der Rohe Prize.Alejandro is also partner and advisor of international funds such as Paebody, O´Connor Capital Partners or J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Architect specialized in urban planning by the School of Architecture of Madrid and MDI by the Technical University of Madrid. In 1983 he founded the Studio of Architecture Bueso Inchausti & Rein Architects. Since then, he combines his activities as managing partner in the Studio with his activity as CEO of Tiuna Inmobiliaria, where he began as an architect in 1982. His works have obtained different prizes in Spain awarded by the Colegio de Arquitectos of Madrid, Madrid’s City Council and Asprima-Sima Prizes. Internationally, he has won Europe Property Award and Technal Prize. One of his projects was named to Mies Van der Rohe Prize.Alejandro is also partner and advisor of international funds such as Paebody, O´Connor Capital Partners or J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Susana Cabrera Rebato
Investment Director
Patrizia
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Analysis of Real Estate Investments
Susana Cabrera is the Head of Asset Manager for Iberia at Patrizia since 2022, a position previously held for residential uses at Azora. Previosuly she was the Director of investment and divestment in commercial real estate sector (malls, industrial centers and offices) in Grupo Lar. She has operated for Lar Spain Real Estate SOCIMI, since its launch in March 2013, with a trade volume valued in more than 1.5 billion euros up to June 2018. Previously, for 11 years, she held different management positions in ING Real estate Investment Management (managing company acquired by CBRE Global investors) as Portfolio Manager leading the acquisition and management of malls in Spain and Portugal (18 assets and 1 million m2 of SBA). Previously, she was Controller of the corporate financial area of GRUPO FERROVIAL, with M&A functions. And in Repsol-YPF she was responsible for launching of Repsol gas brand projects together with combined cycle projects for the executive vice presidency of gas and electricity. Susana is graduated in Law and in Business Management and Economics by ICADE E-2, specializing in finance. She completed a master in marketing by ESEM and a Master in Energy with Enerclub. Susana is a partner of WIRES and member of the Technical Committee of the Spanish Association of Malls (AECC). She was a teacher of the Real Estate Master of the Catholic University of Valencia and is a regular speaker at events and congresses of the sector such as SIMA, CapCorp, WOF, Cesine or Inmofondos.
Susana Cabrera is the Head of Asset Manager for Iberia at Patrizia since 2022, a position previously held for residential uses at Azora. Previosuly she was the Director of investment and divestment in commercial real estate sector (malls, industrial centers and offices) in Grupo Lar. She has operated for Lar Spain Real Estate SOCIMI, since its launch in March 2013, with a trade volume valued in more than 1.5 billion euros up to June 2018. Previously, for 11 years, she held different management positions in ING Real estate Investment Management (managing company acquired by CBRE Global investors) as Portfolio Manager leading the acquisition and management of malls in Spain and Portugal (18 assets and 1 million m2 of SBA). Previously, she was Controller of the corporate financial area of GRUPO FERROVIAL, with M&A functions. And in Repsol-YPF she was responsible for launching of Repsol gas brand projects together with combined cycle projects for the executive vice presidency of gas and electricity. Susana is graduated in Law and in Business Management and Economics by ICADE E-2, specializing in finance. She completed a master in marketing by ESEM and a Master in Energy with Enerclub. Susana is a partner of WIRES and member of the Technical Committee of the Spanish Association of Malls (AECC). She was a teacher of the Real Estate Master of the Catholic University of Valencia and is a regular speaker at events and congresses of the sector such as SIMA, CapCorp, WOF, Cesine or Inmofondos.
Javier Cámara Gazapo
Head of Healthcare
Grupo Lar
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Analysis of Real Estate Investments
Javier Cámara is the Head of Healthcare at Grupo Lar after working as an Investment Director at Azora. His professional career has always been focused on the business area, encompassing asset classes such as residential, offices, student residences, hostels and retirement homes. As Investment Director he leads multidisciplinary teams of professionals devoted to both mature and new markets, and the transformation of the latter to institutional investment platforms. Javier studied architecture at ETSAM, and holds a PDD from IESE (Universidad de Navarra) and a Master on Management of Real Estate Companies from Universidad San Pablo CEU.
Javier Cámara is the Head of Healthcare at Grupo Lar after working as an Investment Director at Azora. His professional career has always been focused on the business area, encompassing asset classes such as residential, offices, student residences, hostels and retirement homes. As Investment Director he leads multidisciplinary teams of professionals devoted to both mature and new markets, and the transformation of the latter to institutional investment platforms. Javier studied architecture at ETSAM, and holds a PDD from IESE (Universidad de Navarra) and a Master on Management of Real Estate Companies from Universidad San Pablo CEU.
Javier Capapé Aguilar
Director - Sovereign Wealth Research
IE
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Capital markets and fund management
Javier Capapé Aguilar. Doctor por ESADE y la Universidad de Illinois (EE.UU.), Capapé ha sido Consultor para Naciones Unidas sobre Fondos Soberanos y Cambio Climático. Desde 2012, es Investigador Asociado de SovereigNET, el grupo de expertos en fondos soberanos de The Fletcher School de la Universidad de Tufts. Además, es Editor de una serie de informes junto a ICEX-Invest in Spain y colaborador disintos medios económicos internacionales.
Javier Capapé Aguilar. Doctor por ESADE y la Universidad de Illinois (EE.UU.), Capapé ha sido Consultor para Naciones Unidas sobre Fondos Soberanos y Cambio Climático. Desde 2012, es Investigador Asociado de SovereigNET, el grupo de expertos en fondos soberanos de The Fletcher School de la Universidad de Tufts. Además, es Editor de una serie de informes junto a ICEX-Invest in Spain y colaborador disintos medios económicos internacionales.
Javier Catón Oteiza
CFO
Clickalia
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Due diligence
Javier Catón is CFO at Clikalia, after having developed his career at EY (senior manager), Nearby (partner), Deloitte (Manager of the Department of Real Estate) and CBRE. He is specialized in advising on transactions and financing of real estate assets for commercial real estate sector, having assessed both in by-side as in sell-side in malls, for a global value of more than 2.000 million euros, and of more than 1.000 million euros in financing operations. Among the areas of advice where he focuses his activities are, due diligence, the elaboration and revision of businesses plans and the appraisal of asset and real estate companies.Architect by the Technical University of Madrid where he also studied MDI Master
Javier Catón is CFO at Clikalia, after having developed his career at EY (senior manager), Nearby (partner), Deloitte (Manager of the Department of Real Estate) and CBRE. He is specialized in advising on transactions and financing of real estate assets for commercial real estate sector, having assessed both in by-side as in sell-side in malls, for a global value of more than 2.000 million euros, and of more than 1.000 million euros in financing operations. Among the areas of advice where he focuses his activities are, due diligence, the elaboration and revision of businesses plans and the appraisal of asset and real estate companies.Architect by the Technical University of Madrid where he also studied MDI Master
Clara Cerdán Molina
General Counsel and Secretary of the Board
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: International Legal Frames
Former Director of the Legal Department and Secretary of the Board of Grupo Ferro Atlántica, she previously worked in the procedural department of Garrigues and held several legal management positions in international and real estate departments in Grupo Sacyr Vallehermoso. Clara holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and was awarded an extraordinary honor prize from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and in Business Administration from the Centro Universitario Villanueva and European Business. She has completed a PDG master at IESE.
Former Director of the Legal Department and Secretary of the Board of Grupo Ferro Atlántica, she previously worked in the procedural department of Garrigues and held several legal management positions in international and real estate departments in Grupo Sacyr Vallehermoso. Clara holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and was awarded an extraordinary honor prize from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and in Business Administration from the Centro Universitario Villanueva and European Business. She has completed a PDG master at IESE.
Pablo Checa Sanz
Associate Director
Arup
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Life cycle of real estate assets
Pablo De Castro Cardo
Real Estate Director
Árima Real Estate SOCIMI
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Strategy. Business Administration
Pablo de Castro Cardo, MRICS, es director inmobiliario de la compañía desde el año 2020. Tiene más de 9 años de experiencia en el sector inmobiliario. Comenzó trabajando como analista en Axiare en 2014 pasando a ocupar el cargo de director inmobiliario con posterioridad hasta la absorción de Axiare por Inmobiliaria Colonial en el año 2018. Desempeñó el cargo de director inmobiliario en Inmobiliaria Colonial hasta el año 2020, donde pasó a incorporarse al equipo de Árima. Pablo es Arquitecto por la UPM y es miembro RICS.
Pablo de Castro Cardo, MRICS, es director inmobiliario de la compañía desde el año 2020. Tiene más de 9 años de experiencia en el sector inmobiliario. Comenzó trabajando como analista en Axiare en 2014 pasando a ocupar el cargo de director inmobiliario con posterioridad hasta la absorción de Axiare por Inmobiliaria Colonial en el año 2018. Desempeñó el cargo de director inmobiliario en Inmobiliaria Colonial hasta el año 2020, donde pasó a incorporarse al equipo de Árima. Pablo es Arquitecto por la UPM y es miembro RICS.
Emilio Díaz
CEO
Nabiax
City MDI: Madrid
Subjects: Strategy. Business Administration
With a professional experience of more than 25 years in IT commercial development and services, Emilio Díaz is the CEO of Nabiax since its creation. He has developed a large part of his career at Indra where he served as Executive Vicepresident of International Markets and leaded its activiy in Latin America. He has also seated in the board of several companies.
With a professional experience of more than 25 years in IT commercial development and services, Emilio Díaz is the CEO of Nabiax since its creation. He has developed a large part of his career at Indra where he served as Executive Vicepresident of International Markets and leaded its activiy in Latin America. He has also seated in the board of several companies.
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