Team
We currently have more than 32 professionals and offices in Barcelona and Valencia. All partners are executives of the firm to ensure the highest quality in our services. The professionals working in Talenta have extensive experience in management and investment in financial markets and in asset management.
Board of Directors
Jordi Jofre
Chairman and Shareholder
President – Partner – REPRESENTATIVE AGENT
He holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA from ESADE, Tax Advisory and Management Program. Financial Analyst Degree. EFPA degree.
Carlos Cabanas
CEO & Shareholder
MANAGING DIRECTOR – PARTNER
He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Barcelona and an MBA from ESADE. He also holds the title of European Financial Advisor (EFPA).
Jordi Tusell
Shareholder
Partner
He holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA from ESADE.
Mercedes Grau
Shareholder
Partner – REPRESENTING AGENT
She has more than 35 years of experience in the financial and asset management fields. She has been Director and member of the Management Committee at MdF Family Partners. She has also been an independent Director in several companies such as TREA AM, Boyser, Logisfashion, Elix Rental Housing Socimi and Grupo Elix. Previously, she was Managing Director at Banca March and held senior positions at Consulnor, March AM and Catalunya Caixa. She began her career at Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse. She holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA from ESADE, with studies at Bocconi and the Stockholm School of Economics, specializing in International Finance.
Financial asset management area
Alex Gálvez
Head of Investments
Chief Investment Officer
Administration and Finance Area
Guillem Marrodan
Head of Finance & Administration
Maite Sanchez
Administration & Back Office
Lourdes Rodrigo
Administration & Back Office
Alternative Investment Area
Adrià Leira
Head of Alternative Investments (Venture Capital)
Bruno Salsas
Head of Alternative Investments (Private Equity)
Head of Alternative Investments (Private Equity)
Bruno Salsas holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE) and a degree in International Business Management from Lancaster University. He previously worked at AltamarCam Partners as a member of the private equity investment team
Alexandre García
Alternative Investments Analyst
Wealth Management
Margot Abellán
Head of Wealth Advisory
Head of Wealth Advisory
Degree in International Trade and Diploma in Business Administration from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. Master in Financial Markets from the Barcelona School of Management. CFA charterholder, ICWM (International Certificate in Wealth Management) and EFPA qualification as European Financial Advisor. More than 8 years of experience in the financial sector, banking and in different multi-family offices.
Enric Figuerola
Head of Wealth Advisory
Head of Wealth Advisory
Enric Figuerola Sahún is a Wealth Advisor at DiverInvest Corporate Family Office, where he advises high-net-worth families and large foundations from Barcelona. He has more than six years of experience in wealth advisory, having developed his career across banking, financial audit, and family office environments.
He joined DiverInvest in 2019 as a Portfolio Advisor Assistant, later progressing to Portfolio Advisor and, since 2022, to Wealth Advisor. In his current role, he combines portfolio and financial product analysis with the development of long-term client relationships.
Previously, he worked at firms such as KPMG, Deutsche Bank, Crowe Horwath, and GVC Gaesco, primarily in financial audit and corporate finance.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Universitat Internacional de Catalunya and a Master’s degree in Finance and Accounting Management, with a specialization in Audit, from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He is a native Spanish and Catalan speaker and has professional proficiency in English.
Antonio Ferrer
Head of Wealth Advisory
Independent Advisors
Nacho Moreno
Independent Advisor (Siroco Capital SCR)
Siroco Capital SCR
He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from ETSEIB, an MBA from ESADE and a PADE from IESE Business School.
Pedro Domenech
Independent Advisor (Private Equity)
Luis Garcia-Izquiero
Independent Advisor (Private Equity)
Luis García-Izquiero has more than 30 years of experience across a wide range of leadership roles, with a multidisciplinary career spanning Capital Markets, Asset Management, General Management, and Finance. He has extensive experience in critical situations, from managing high-level negotiations to handling legal disputes and insolvency proceedings.
Between 2019 and 2022, he was responsible for the Asset Management business of Santander Group in Latin America. In September 2022, he was appointed CEO of Santander Alternative Investments SGIIC, with the mandate to build and launch the Group’s alternative investment platform.
He holds a degree in Economics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and has completed the PDG (General Management Program) at IESE Business School.
Wealth Advisors
Enric Arcós
Wealth Advisor (Barcelona)
Commercial Coordinator. Wealth Advisor – AGENT REPRESENTATIVE
Law degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and graduated from EFPA as a European Financial Advisor. Throughout his more than 20-year career he has worked as an analyst in the Corporate area at Barclays Bank, and as Director of Corporate Business and Wealth Management / Private Banking at Caixa Manresa and Catalunya Caixa.
Guillermo Galofré
Wealth Advisor (Barcelona)
Wealth Advisor
He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the Instituto Quimico de Sarria (IQS) and is a Certified Wealth Management Advisor International (CWMA) by the SAQ Swiss Association for Quality. Throughout his career he has worked in different top level international financial institutions such as JP Morgan, UBS and Credit Suisse, which allowed him to consolidate his experience in the management of large estates and in advising Family Offices.
Llull Casanova
Wealth Advisor (Barcelona)
Wealth Advisor – REPRESENTATIVE AGENT
He has 12 years of experience in the financial sector in entities such as Catalunya Caixa and Caixa Manresa.
Vanessa Llopart
Wealth Advisor (Barcelona)
She holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA from ESADE, a Master’s degree in International Trade from Université catholique de Louvain, and the European Financial Advisor (EFA) certification from EFPA.
Prior to joining Talenta, she served as a Board Member of Llopart Euroconsejo and worked as a Manager at Roland Berger. She also founded Ketachi S.L., a company with more than 3,000 points of sale.
Jose Maria de Albert
Wealth Advisor (Barcelona)
Wealth Advisor – REPRESENTATIVE AGENT
Degree in Business Administration from Instituto Químico de Sarria (IQS) and Master in Global Entrepreneurship and Management from University of San Francisco (USF) Fu Jen Catholic University of Taipei (FJU) Instituto Químico de Sarria (IQS). European Financial Advisor title from EFPA Previous experience in the financial sector related to wealth advisory at A&G Banca Privada, Andbank Luxembourg and Espirito Santo Investment.
Victor Ruiz
Wealth Advisor (Valencia)
Wealth Advisor (Valencia) – REPRESENTATIVE AGENT
In the more than 30 years he has worked in the financial sector, and until joining Talenta Gestión in 2019, he has been, among other functions and entities, Partner and Director for Valencia in Qrenta AV, as well as Director of Commercial Planning and Area Director for the Community of Valencia in Caixa Catalunya and CX.
He holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, a Master in Finance from the Universidad de Deusto and the Escuela Superior de Cajas de Ahorro, a Master in Management Development from the Universidad Pompeu Fabra, a Corporate Finance Program at ESADE and the professional title of European Financial Analyst (CEFA – CERTIFIED EFFAS FINANCIAL ANALIST).
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Santa Pérez
Wealth Advisor (Valencia)
Wealth Advisor (Valencia) – REPRESENTATIVE AGENT
Degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Valencia. Master’s Degree in Credit Institutions from the University of Valencia. European Financial Analyst Certificate (EFPA). She has more than 12 years of experience in the financial sector in the commercial area and advising clients, in financial institutions such as Catalunya Caixa as head of commercial planning for the Territorial Direction of Valencia, and Qrenta AV as a wealth manager.
Olympia Riquelme
Wealth Advisor (Madrid)
She has over 30 years of extensive experience in Private Banking, having developed her career at institutions such as Banif, Banco Espírito Santo, Bankinter, and Icapital, among others. Throughout her career, she has held various roles consistently focused on financial advisory and wealth planning.
She holds a Law degree from Centro de Estudios Universitarios San Pablo CEU, a Master’s degree in Legal Practice from ICADE, and is certified as a Private Banking Expert by AFI Escuela de Finanzas. She has also completed the Executive Program in Banking & Innovation in the Financial Sector at IE Business School.
She currently lectures in the Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance at Centro de Estudios Garrigues.