Santiago Fernández de Lis

Mr. Santiago Fernández de Lis is a Head of Regulation at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA. Prior to joining BBVA, from 2007 to 2011 he was Partner and Director of the Internacional Department of Afi, a consultancy and think tank.
From 2001 to 2007, Director of the International Department of Banco de España (the Spanish central bank).
He joined the Banco de España in 1986, where he held several management positions in the Research Department, among them Head of the Monetary and Financial Division.
Between 1998 and 2000 he worked in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland, in the secretariat of the Committee of the Global Financial System (CGFS).
Mr. Fernández de Lis was also a Lecturer at Universidad Carlos III (Madrid).
Mr. Fernández de Lis holds a degree in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.