The Foundation

Governing bodies

Members of the Board and the Social Council.

Manuel Aguilar Hendrickson

Manuel Aguilar Hendrickson

Member of the Social Council

Sociologist and lecturer and researcher in social policies and social services at the Social Work Faculty of the University of Barcelona (UB). Advisor to spanish government and regional governments in social services, inclusion plans and minimum-income systems.

Enric Arqués

Enric Arqués

Voting member of the Board of Governance. Representative of the Fundació JOIA

Psychologist and family therapist. Co-director of the Fundació JOIA. Chairman of the Fòrum d’Iniciatives assistencials i de gestió en Salut Mental i Addiccions [Forum for Care and Management Initiatives in Mental Health and Addictions] in Catalonia. Secretary of the Obertament Association for the fight against stigma. Vice-Chairman of the Fundació Habitat 3. Voting member of the Board of the Taula del Tercer Sector Social de Catalunya [Panel of the Third Social Sector of Catalonia]. Voting member of the Board of La Unió-associació d’entitats sanitàries i socials [Union-Association of health and social organisations].

Maria Àngels Cabasés

Maria Àngels Cabasés

Member of the Social Council

Economist. Lecturer and director of the Department of Applied Economics of the University of Lleida (UdL). Member of the JOVIS.com research group, he conducts research into the behaviour of the young people’s job market. Secretary General of the Consell Interuniversitari de Catalunya [Inter-University Council of Catalonia] (2006-2008). Member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2008-2010).

Montse Cervera

Montse Cervera

Chairwoman. Representative of the Fundació AMPANS

A graduate in Pedagogy, she has worked in different areas of social services where she has held various responsibilities, both in the public and private sectors: general director of the Catalan Institute of Social Assistance and Services-ICASS (1999-2003), director of the socio-health unit of Antares Consulting (2007-2016), and head of innovation at the Ampans Foundation (2015-2020

Ricard Faura

Ricard Faura

Member of the Social Council

Technologist and anthropologist. Head of the Digital Inclusion and Qualification Service of the General Directorate for the Digital Society of Catalonia. Expert in Sciences and Technology of the Ateneu Barcelonès. Collaborating lecturer of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC).

Josep-Ramon Ferrer

Josep-Ramon Ferrer

Member of the Social Council

Engineer and expert in Smart Cities at Doxa Innova & Smart. Director General of Telecommunications (2006-2010) and Director General of the Information Society of the Government of Catalonia (2010). Smart City Director of the City Council of Barcelona (2012-2015).

Assumpció Gonzàlez

Assumpció Gonzàlez

Member of the Social Council

Nurse. Expert on Person-centered integrated care and Self-care promotion. Promoter of programmes Patient Expert and Caregiver Expert Catalonia. Josep Trueta medal for health merit.

Cristina Laborda

Cristina Laborda

Member of the Social Council

Doctor in Education. Tenured Lecturer of the Department of Applied Pedagogy of the School of the Sciences of Education of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Specialist in care to diversity. Member of the DO (Diversity and Orientation) Research Group.

Jordi Marín

Jordi Marín

Member of the Social Council

Economist and IT expert. Lecturer and member of the Social Council of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). Promoter of the Tecnocampus of Mataró and of the Fundació TIC Salut. Chairman and founder of Sinergia. Secretary for Telecommunications and the Information Society of the Government of Catalonia (2006). Director General of Microsoft in Catalonia (2014-2018).

Jordi Pascual

Jordi Pascual

Voting member of the Board of Governance. Resilis Foundation representative.

Social Educator, with training in social action and higher studies in Management and Administration of Social and Cooperative Enterprises. Since 2006, General Director of the network of organizations Plataforma Educativa, which includes Resilis Foundation and other complementary entities of social and non-profit initiative that dedicate their activity and resources to the care and services of people in a situation of exclusion or risk of suffering from it.

Josep Maria Pascual

Josep Maria Pascual

Member of the Social Council

Graduate in Economics, PhD in Sociology and Master in Political Analysis. Expert in governance and the strategic planning of cities and regions, having authored several books on the topic. He is the Director of Urban Quality Strategies, Chairman of the Fundació Ciudadanía y Buen Gobierno Coordinator of the AERYC (África-América-Europa de Regiones y Ciudades).

Ismael Peña López

Ismael Peña López

Member of the Social Council

General Director of School of Public Administration of Catalonia. Previously, he was a lecturer in Law and Political Science Studies, and a researcher on the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute and the eLearn Center at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). Director of the Open Innovation project of the Jaume Bofill Foundation.

Pilar Rodríguez

Pilar Rodríguez

Vice-chairwoman.
Representative of ABD (Associació i Fundació Benestar i Desenvolupament)

Social worker and expert in healthcare services, bioethics and human rights. Director of the User Attention Unit of an ICS hospital for 14 years. Since 2001 she has been Assistant to Management and Director of the ABD’s (Associació i Fundació Benestar i Desenvolupament) Social and Health Operating Unit.

Joan-Artur Sales

Joan-Artur Sales

Voting member of the Board of Governance. ATRA Group representative

Clinical and community psychologist, expert in community mental health and addictive behaviours. Co-director of the ATRA Group. Vice-Chairman of the Coordinadora de Comunitats Terapèutiques per a Drogodependents de Catalunya [Therapeutic Communities Coordinator for Drug-addicts of Catalonia].

Josep Maria Solé

Josep Maria Solé

Secretary. Representative of SUPPORT-Girona Foundation

Lawyer. Director of SUPPORT-Girona Foundation. Trustee and Chairman of the Social Council of the Fundació Institut Guttman. Vice-Chairman of the Fundació DRISSA. Vice-Chairman of the Fundació Campus Arnau d’Escala. Member of the Governing Board of the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD).

Alfons M. Thió

Alfons M. Thió

Voting member of the Board of Governance. Representative of the Fundació Família i Benestar Social

Industrial Engineer from the UPC and MED from the IESE. With long-standing experience in managerial positions in industrial companies. Since 2004 he has been the Manager of the Fundació Família i Benestar Social, an organisation engaged mainly in the development and management of social housing.

Katy Trias

Katy Trias

Voting member of the Board of Governance. Representative of the Catalan Down Syndrome Foundation (FCSD)

Diploma in Teaching, Business Organization and Management, and Marketing. She is the General Director of the Catalan Down Syndrome Foundation (FCSD).

Toni Vilà

Toni Vilà

Member of the Social Council

Graduate in Law and PhD in Pedagogy. Expert in social services legislation. He was a lecturer in social services at the University of Barcelona and the University of Girona and now works as a researcher at the ICOP-UAB. Member of the Municipal Council of Social Welfare of Barcelona, the Social Council of the Institut Guttmann and a trustee of the Fundación Pilares.

Josep M. Vilalta

Josep M. Vilalta

Member of the Social Council

Expert in the environment, educational policies and R&D management. He has 30 years of professional experience in the area, in which he has held different positions and responsibilities. He is currently the Executive Secretary of the Associació Catalana d’Universitats Públiques [Catalan Association of Public Universities] (ACUP) and Director of the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi). Web: josepmvilalta.com