Dean of the IESE Business School (University of Navarre) and professor of Economics and Business Management at IESE. His areas of specialization are corporate strategy, corporate governance and globalization. Jordi Canals has written diverse books on business management and economy, most recently including Building Respected Companies (Cambridge University Press, 2010). He is an optimist by nature and considers that "the future belongs to those who have the impetus to conquer it".