Oriol Illa i Garcia

Director of the international Relations and Digital Metropolis of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. Born in Barcelona in 1973. Graduate in Political and Administration Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and Master in Financial Management from the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Master in Metropolitan Policies (UAB) and Diploma in Management from the School of Public Administration of Catalonia. He has had professional responsibilities in the field of public management. Between 2006 and 2010 he was chief of staff of the Vice Presidency of the Generalitat of Catalonia and from 2003 to 2006 he was second mayor of Barcelona City Council. In the field of social action, he has been general director of the Francesc Ferrer y Guàrdia Foundation. He joined the Board of Directors of the Third Sector Board in July 2012 as head of the internationalization area and was the President between 2015 and 2017.