Ignacio Paramo

Ignacio Paramo is a highly experienced B2B and finance specialist with almost three decades of professional expertise. Currently, he serves as a digital entrepreneur and holds pivotal roles as a board member, advisor, and investor in innovative companies and startups. In this capacity, he offers valuable insights into critical strategic decisions, business development functions, and growth plans. Prior to his current roles, Ignacio spent 28 years at BBVA, a leading innovative bank, where he honed his skills in various areas including capital markets, client coverage, financial planning, investor relations, business development, strategy, and internationalization. During his tenure at BBVA, he focused extensively on driving the digital transformation of BBVA's B2B business, particularly in digitalizing distribution and management models to enhance B2B units groupwide. His specific emphasis was on digitizing person-to-person interactions, integrating them with the rising importance of self-service options and leveraging AI capabilities. Ignacio has led substantial hierarchical business units as well as small, agile, high-performance teams. Having resided in Spain, the US, the UK, and Portugal, he is fluent in Spanish, English, and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.