Jesús Saurina was the Director-General at Banco de España, responsible for Financial Stability, Regulation and Resolution, as well as being a member of its Executive Board and Governing Council. He has developed his whole career in the Banco de España, starting in supervision and then setting up and leading the Financial Stability Department. A Spanish national, Jesús has also been a board member of the Spanish resolution authority, FROB, as well as of the Spanish Deposit Guarantee Fund. He is currently a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, as well as a board member of the SRB’s Plenary Session and of the European Banking Authority. Jesús holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and did postgraduate studies at CEMFI.