Julia Tellez Roca

Professor Tellez was a partner in Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados and is currently a member of the Advisory Council (OF Council). Since October 2009, she has been an independent director of Natura Bisse. In addition, she is an external advisor to a plurality of Boards of Directors and a member of ten family councils of leading companies from the most diverse sectors of Spain and Latin America. Professor Tellez also has participated in seminars, conferences, forums (International Bar Association of Barcelona: “Insolvency in the Travel Industry”, IFTTA: “Hoteliers and Tour Operators – legal relations: The Spanish and EU Outlook”; She also attended the first meeting with the main Latin American business families (several from the Forbes list.) She is a professor of the “Private Wealth Management Spain” Program. Professor Tellez is the reference specialist in Good Family Governance of the Multi Family Office MdF Family Partners, strategic partner of The Wise Company and founding partner of Julia Tellez Advising Group. She has successfully led more than one hundred processes with important Spanish and Latin American business families.

Professor Tellez has a Master’s Degree in Family Business Management from the Instituto de Empresa, a Bachelor of Laws and Diploma in Business Studies from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE). She also holds a diploma in Business Strategy from the European Club and has completed several specialization courses in insurance, international taxation (ICADE), international arbitration (CCI Paris), product liability (Brussels), family businesses (3 Special Management Programs with John Davis, Harvard and 2 of the Family Firm Institute, in London and Miami, respectively). Lastly, Professor Tellez is a certified counselor by the Institute of Directors and Administrators (IC-A) in Good Corporate Governance.