Luis Socías
Getxo (Vizcaya). Born 6 July 1992. Married, no children.
Graduate in Business Administration and Management and Graduate in Law from the University of Deusto and Management Training Programme from ESADE. He has plenty of programmes at international universities related to Business and Public Management (London School of Economics, Princeton University, etc.).
He began his professional career in strategic consulting at Deloitte, specialising in Strategic Planning with a focus on the Public Sector, industrial specialisation in different territories, economic development and business competitiveness (digitalisation, talent, tourism, etc.) and advice on attracting and executing investments (tax analysis, administrative procedures, tax incentives, etc.). He participated in different projects in international teams (UK, Netherlands, etc.) and with European institutions.
In August 2020 he joined the CEOE team as Head of the European Projects Office, leading the contact with companies and business organisations; the dialogue with the Autonomous Communities, the Government and the European Commission; and the participation in the social dialogue meetings on the Recovery Plan.
From January to August 2023, he held the position of Deputy Director to the General and Corporate Secretary of the same organisation, being responsible for corporate management (organisation, IT and people), coordination of European Union affairs (European funds, policies, legislation, etc.) and the development of strategic projects.
Since August 2023, he holds the position of Executive Director of Invest in Madrid, the agency for the promotion and attraction of foreign investment of the Community of Madrid, under the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment.
He teaches training programmes related to European funds and investment deployment and execution in different business schools and participates as an expert in a large number of conferences and seminars related to this subject. He has also been Senior Advisor to Oliver Wyman’s Next Generation funds.
He speaks English, French and Basque.