Francisco Luis Machín (Quico) is the global Chief Data Officer at IE. He is a truly passionate about innovation and digitalization as the driving forces of the business leaders in the future.

With more than 12 years of experience in strategic advisory, he has reached VP positions in some of the most top strategic consultancy firms. His professional profile is in the intersection between Strategy and Technology.

He has worked in different sectors reshaping telco, utilities, energy, banking and education industries through the digital transformation.

Francisco received his master’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering with a double degree from “Escuela Politecnica de Elche” and the Grand École ENSEIRB in Bordeaux. He holds an Executive MBA degree from IE and a Master in management and consulting from INSEAD.