Ferran Martinez Garriga. Founder and CEO Dekaland. Co-founder DeWocracy, Movn, Venture Age and Lánzame Capital (former Chairman). Investor at Kantox, Verse, MioBio, Novicap, Cowboy, Circles, MediQuo, Fangazing, Cognicor, Lingokids, Kintai, Portfolio Stock Exchange, Habitacion.com.
- Embajador Global de Singularity Group en Andorra
- Board Member de Andorra Business
- Business Development en Andorra Recerca & Innovació
- Co-founder y inversor de la compañía DeWocracy (SAAS)
- Embajador económico de la CEA (Confederación Empresarios Andorranos) EE.UU.
- Miembro del “advisory board” de APTICC (Asociación profesional de empresas TIC)
- “Startup Grind” (Google for entrepreneurs) en Andorra.
- Socio y miembro del “advisory board “Entanglement Partners”
- Director Andbank Sports & New Business (2015-2017)
- Socio de Lánzame Capital (Startups Pledge Fund)
- Entrenador Superior de Baloncesto
- Advisory Board de la empresa de Telecomunicaciones Call2Word
- Director General de Mirabaud Sport Art & Culture de Mirabaud & Cie (2012-2014)
- Directivo sección baloncesto del F.C. Barcelona (Comisión Deportiva de Baloncesto)
- Miembro de la comisión deporte y olimpismo de la Sociedad SEBAP
- Vice Presidente de la Sociedad Panathlon Internacional de Barcelona
- Director de la División BS Sports & Entertaiment de Banca Privada de Banc Sabadell (2007-2011)
- Colaborador y columnista del diario económico Expansión
- Consultor de Close2Sports (2006-2007)
- Socio fundador de Global Sports Advisors y asesor financiero de deportistas de elite (2006-2011)
- Consultor de Kinetical, responsable de aplicaciones de “scouting” y estadísticas de baloncesto para PDA (2004-2006)
- Socio fundador de Leader’s Factory (2005-2008)
- Comentarista técnico de Televisión Española en los partidos de la liga ACB y Euroliga (2004-2010)
- Consultor de la Banca privada Suiza UBS Sports & Entertainment (2004-2007)
- Director de Nuevos Negocios de la compañía Media Sports Marketing- Grupo Mediapro (2003-2006)
- Colaborador y analista del diario La Vanguardia y El Mundo Deportivo (desde el 2003)
- Miembro de la comisión anti-violencia de la Generalitat de Catalunya (2003-2005)
- Mención de honor del Consejo Superior Europeo de Doctores Honoris Causa.
- Profesor honorífico por la Universidad de negocios ESERP.
- Executive MBA in Sport Management por La Salle y Saint Mary’s College of California.
- Diplomado en análisis estratégico en renta variable por el Centro de estudios financieros
- Diplomado en análisis bursátil por el Centro de estudios financieros de Barcelona CEF.
- Diplomado en arquitectura de ordenadores y programación de sistemas.
- Asesor Institucional de la secretaria de deportes de la Generalitat de Cataluña (2002-2004)
Former professional basketball player between 1984 and 2002, he played in the F.C. Barcelona, Joventut Badalona, Panathinaikos de Atenas and Peristeri Athens. International on 156 occasions with the Spanish national team, and Olympic, he holds countless titles and sports awards. However, Ferran Martinez jumped into the business world successfully. He studied programming and computer architecture in Logic Control Academy (Badalona), Financial Analysis and in equity markets (CEF, Barcelona). He has an E-MBA (La Salle, Barcelona), and Saint Mary’s University (San Francisco, EE.UU). After retiring from high competition, he created and lead Sports & Entertainment business units dedicated to the advising and management of high assets of elite athletes in the financial groups UBS, Banco Sabadell, Mirabaud and Andbank. Currently he has specialized in the creation of technological startups, in blockchain, fintech, IoT, or artificial intelligence. He has written books on “management”, coaching and finance, and is a lecturer and coach. Linkedin: Ferran Martinez
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Ambassador of the Laureus Foundation, and Caritas Spain.
Author of the books: La cancha de la vida, (Bresca, 2007), Liderazgo y reputación with Dr. Barquero, (Furtwangen 2009), Zen305, (Urano y columna edicions, 2012), La alquimia de la prosperidad, (Urano, 2014), Economía práctica per ser feliç, (Columna edicions, 2014) and 13 canastas para ganar en los negocios digitales (ED Libros, 2019).
Executive Person of the month, in the magazine “Esquire”, September 2010, and interviewed as a prominent person in Forbes, Vanity Fair, Business insider or Expansión among others.
Awarded the “Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo”, Medal, delivery by the King of Spain D. Juan Carlos I. (BOE A-2009-6431)
Honorary Degree and Honorary Professor by ESERP Business School.
Vice President: Panathlon International Barcelona & Member “Sports & Economics Commission” SEBAP Society.
Award for the best Sports Managing Director of the year by the Association of Managers of Catalonia
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER
Professional Basketball Player 1984-2002.
International on 156 occasions.
Player at F.C. Barcelona (10), Joventut Badalona (6), Panathinaikos Athens (3), Peristeri Athens, Fabriano Italy.
Member of Spanish National Team, 1983-86 (junior) & 1986 to 1997 (Professional)
Olympic Games Seoul-88, 5 European Championships, 2 World Championship, 1 Mediterranean Games, University Games, Good Will Games (Seattle).
8 National Leagues. Winner of 7 Spanish ACB League Titles and 1 Greek League Title. (Record)
Winner of 3 European Competitions: 1 Recopa, 1 Korac Cup, 1 Euroleague-1994, (top scorer and rebounder of the final vs Olimpiakos,17+10, MVP.
Winner 2 King Cup’s, Spain
Winner World Club Championship in 1987 (FC Barcelona) and 1996 (Panathinaikos)
Winner 2 Supercopas España.
Winner 7 “Lligues Catalanes” (Catalonian Leagues).
Silver Medal in the Mediterranean Games, Syria 1987 (MVP).
Silver Medal junior-European Championship, Bulgaria 1985 (MVP).
Gold Medal World Championship Under-20 (MVP).
Bronze University Games Croacia (Zagreb)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Spanish record ACB finals played (29), 6 times “All Star Game”.
Hall of Fame FEB (more than 156 official games with Spanish National Team)
Best European player of the Greek League 98-99 (by “sport time”)
6 times best Catalan player (by the Catalan basketball federation).
2nd top rebounder of World Championship Toronto-1994
Best European player (MVP) of Junior Championship (Austria)
Best European Player (MVP) Under 17 European Championship Rousse- 1985 (Bulgaria)
5-time All Star Games Participant (Tenerife, Madrid, Girona, Athens)