Andreu Mas-Colell is a member of IAAC’s Board of Trustees. Previously, he has been a professor of economics at Harvard University (1981-96) and of economics and mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley (1972-80).

Andreu Mas-Colell has also been president of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo (2005-2008) and Secretary General of the European Research Council from (July 2009-August 2010).

 He served as Minister of Economy and Knowledge in the Catalan Government from December 2010 until January 2016.