Jose Felix Izquierdo is Principal Economist in the Financial Systems Unit at BBVA Research by the quantitative analysis and econometric modeling of the main variables of the financial systems in Spain and South America.

Previously to this position, José Félix Izquierdo was Economist in the areas of Spain, Europe, the OECD, and Methodologies and Modeling of BBVA Research, was Economist at the Department of Economic Analysis of Red Eléctrica de España (REE), and Economist in the consulting Predyco SL.

He obtained the Degree in Quantitative Economics in 1985 at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and an MsC in Econometrics and Time Series at Centro de Formación del Banco de España in 1987. He is the author of several publications of economic and financial papers published in specialized magazines and contributor to financial press.