Jordi Gual Solé (Lleida, 1957) is a Spanish economist and chairman of CaixaBank and professor of IESE Business School – University of Navarra. He joined "La Caixa" in 2005 and has been chief economist and chief strategy officer of CaixaBank. He is research fellow of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR, London), member of the Oxera Economics Council and member of the board of the (ECGI). His recent publications include Banking Union: made of concrete or straw? (2013) and European Integration at the Crossroads (Bank of Spain, 2012).