Currently Jorge Sicilia is Chief Economist of BBVA Group and Director of BBVA Research. He leads a global team of economists distributed around Europe, Hong Kong, Turkey, Mexico and South America devoted to economic and financial analysis. He is a member of BBVA’s ALCO and BBVA's Regulatory Committee.

Previous to this position, Jorge Sicilia has been BBVA’s Chief Economist for North America; Principal Economist in the Monetary Policy Stance Division at the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Monetary and Financial Markets’ Chief Economist at BBVA in Madrid, Head of Economic and Monetary Studies in Argentaria, Head of Economic and Market Analysis in Analistas Financieros Internacionales (AFI) and Economist in the Economic Studies Department of the Spanish Antitrust Committee.

He has given lectures on macroeconomics, financial markets and financial systems at CUNEF and Carlos III Universities in Madrid, as well as at post-graduate institutions. He is a frequent speaker in events with BBVA’s clients, as well as conferences organized by business associations, think tanks, international organizations and central banks.

He obtained the Degree in Quantitative Economics at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 1992, and an MsC in Economics and Finance at CEMFI in 1994. He is author of several economic and financial papers published in specialized magazines. Member of the Board of FUNDEF in Mexico and Fedea in Spain.