Pedro Nueno is a Technical Architect, Industrial Engineer and Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard University. He is the founder and current President of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), leading business school in Asia, with campuses in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Accra and Zurich. He was a member of the Visiting Committee of Harvard Business School for six years (2005-2011). Mr. Nueno is also a founder of FINAVES, a venture capital corporation associated to the entrepreneurship activity of IESE Alumni that has supported the launch of more than 40 companies, directly creating more than 3000 new jobs. He has authored 16 books translated into several languages. Mr. Nueno's work has been recognized with many awards such as the "Sant Jordi Cross" from the Generalitat of Catalonia (2003), the "Golden Magnolia Award" and the "Silver Magnolia Award" from the Government of Shanghai, the "Friendship Award" from China's State Council in 2009, the Outstanding Contribution Award from the Chinese Government in 2014 and the honor of Commander by Number of the Order of Queen Isabel the Catholic (2015).
