Pablo Zalba

Partner, Managing Director EU Policy Centre, Deloitte

Pablo is a Partner and Managing Director of the Deloitte EU Policy Center since May 2021 and Head of Regulation and Public Policy at Deloitte Spain since February 2019.

 Combining his private sector experience with his service as a Member of the European Parliament, Pablo engages stakeholders, legislators, and regulators on high-profile policy issues. He works with other functions across the Deloitte network to develop and execute regulatory and public policy priorities.

 Pablo is a proven leader with extensive experience in international government relations.

 Prior to joining Deloitte, Pablo served as the Executive Chairman of The Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) – a Spanish state-owned bank – where he led the creation of ICO’s sustainable finance action plan. He was also the Chairman of AXIS, the private equity firm owned by ICO.

 He was a Member of the European Parliament (2009-2016), serving as Vice-Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (2011-2016). He was also a member of the International Trade Committee, where he served as co-chair of the Parliament’s delegation to the Parliamentary Ministerial Conference at the WTO. Additionally, he was the rapporteur for the proposal for a regulation implementing the Bilateral Safeguard Clause of the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement.

 Between 2016 and 2018, he held affiliations with Patron Fundación Carolina – under the honorary presidency of HM the King of Spain – and Patron Fundación Consejo España China. Also, Pablo was invited by the US State Department in 2016 to participate in its International Visitor Leadership Program for emerging leaders in foreign policy.

 Pablo has a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management from the University of Navarra and completed an executive MBA program at the London Business School.

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