Jorge Merladet is an adjunct professor of finance and accounting at IE University and a strategic advisor to the board of private companies. Following a successful career in financial markets, he was appointed CEO of a medical company. During his tenure, the company grew, multiplying its revenues by four, closing acquisitions in the United Kingdom and Italy, raising two rounds of private equity, and, finally, going public in an IPO that was 13x oversubscribed. Professor Merladet has been appointed a director of service and healthcare providers and an advisor to the board of financial and industrial companies. All along his experience as a practitioner, Professor Merladet has been active in the in-company training of professionals and in teaching finance, first at Universidad Carlos III and then at the Colegio de Economistas de Madrid. He has taught finance electives and management accounting at IE Business School since 2017.