Xavier Casares
InvestorPresidente at Capital & Strategy Management (CSM Invest)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
About
Xavier Casares is Chairman at CSM Invest, a family office he founded, and president of the Asociación Española de Mentoring y Coaching. His earlier career included director general roles at private companies such as Banco Sabadell and La Vanguardia, eight years in the Government of Catalonia as Director General of Education and Employment, and consulting work for the Inter-American Development Bank on projects in Colombia, Uruguay, and Haiti. Since 2005 he has founded, mentored, and invested in startups, and established the Spanish chapter of the Keiretsu Forum business angel network and the Aeban business angel association; he holds a law degree and a postgraduate qualification in corporate finance from the University of Barcelona and a PDD from IESE Business School.
Experience
- CSM InvestChairmancurrent2024 — presentSpain
- Asociación Española de Mentoring y CoachingPresidente de Amcescurrent2016 — present
- Consultacy & Business investmentsXavier Casares & Ass.2007 — 2024Barcelona-Madrid
- MentorsAngels.comPresidente de MentorsAngels2020 — 2023España, Portugal, Iberoamérica
- LEITAT Technological CenterEntrepreneurship Investments Commissioner2016 — 2021Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- Generalitat de CatalunyaPresidente del Consejo de Formación Profesional de Catalunya2013 — 2016Catalunya
- Citic-Centro de Innovación Tecnológica Industrial de ColombiaPresidente Fundador2011 — 2013Bogotá-Medellín. Colombia.
- Keiretsu Forum SpainPresidente Fundador2007 — 2013Barcelona, Madrid, San Francisco CA USA.
- Invest in SpainFundador de la Red Internacional de Fondos IIS-ICEX2011 — 2012Madrid.
- AEBAN - Asociación Española Business Angels NetworksFundador y 1er. Vicepresidente2007 — 2011Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Grupo Godó de ComunicaciónD.G. Digital de La Vanguardia y de Negocios Digitales de Grupo Godó2001 — 2006Barcelona
- Generalitat de CatalunyaDir.Gral. de Formación Profesional, Dir Gral. de Empleo y Sub.Dir. de ACCIÓ.1993 — 2000Barcelona-Catalunya
- Banco SabadellDir.Gral. de Banco Sabadell en Portugal1990 — 1993Lisboa, Portugal.
Skills & more
Vocational Education8E-Learning17Entrepreneurship62Start-ups42Angel Investing60TIC14StrategyEstrategia empresarial11Online MarketingInnovation Management2Empresas de nueva creación13Estrategia5
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Plan de negocioPublicidad en InternetBusiness StrategyEspañolEstrategia de mercadotecniaTransacciones internacionalesAdministración y dirección de empresasPrivate EquityInternational BusinessVenture CapitalBusiness PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsLanguages castellano, catalan, inglés, francés, portugués.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Xavier Casares?
- Xavier Casares is Chairman at CSM Invest, a family office he founded, and president of the Asociación Española de Mentoring y Coaching. His earlier career included director general roles at private companies such as Banco Sabadell and La Vanguardia, eight years in the Government of Catalonia as Director General of Education and Employment, and consulting work for the Inter-American Development Bank on projects in Colombia, Uruguay, and Haiti. Since 2005 he has founded, mentored, and invested in startups, and established the Spanish chapter of the Keiretsu Forum business angel network and the Aeban business angel association; he holds a law degree and a postgraduate qualification in corporate finance from the University of Barcelona and a PDD from IESE Business School.
- Where does Xavier Casares work?
- Xavier Casares is Presidente at Capital & Strategy Management (CSM Invest).
- Where did Xavier Casares go to school?
- Xavier Casares studied at Universitat de Barcelona (licenciado en Derecho y Master en Finanzas de Empresa, Facultad de Derecho y Facultad de Economia-UB); IESE Business School (PDD Programa de Diplomado, Desarrollo Directivo); IESE Business School (Diplomado).
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