Oriol Alcoba is director of Innovation and Knowledge Transfer at Esade, where he explores and implements initiatives that connect the university with the business community and the innovation ecosystem. Until May 2025, he has held the position of director general for Industry in the Government of Catalonia, where he has been responsible for defining and implementing public policies aimed at promoting the industrial fabric in Catalonia, monitoring data related to the Catalan industry, and supporting industrial investment projects through incentives and targeted actions. Until November 2022, he was director general of Esade Creapolis, a company dedicated to structuring and energizing the innovation ecosystem around Esade’s business school.
He has spent nearly 20 years working in the field of innovation, mainly in areas related to knowledge transfer and the creation and promotion of innovative ecosystems (clusters, innovation districts, etc.). He has carried out these roles within private, public, and academic organizations. At the same time, he has cultivated his academic career through teaching collaborations and research related to industrial promotion, innovation management, and technology management. His regular collaborations have been with Esade and Pompeu Fabra University. He also works regularly with the European Commission on the definition and evaluation of policies and projects as an independent expert.