Juan Pablo Garrido is a senior advancement leader with more than 25 years of experience in fundraising and philanthropy across higher education and the non-profit sector in Canada and Spain. He currently serves as Director of Development at UIC Barcelona, where he leads the University’s fundraising and engagement strategy across academic divisions and university clinics. Since joining UIC Barcelona, he has built the Development and Engagement Office and overseen sustained growth in philanthropic support, including multiple principal gifts and successful research, scholarship, and capital initiatives.

Juan Pablo leads UIC Barcelona’s Advisory Board, coordinating its committees and initiatives to strengthen institutional engagement, external relations, and philanthropic impact. He is also a member of CASE Europe’s Regional Council and contributes to the advancement profession as faculty for CASE institutes in educational fundraising.

He holds a Master’s degree in General Management from IESE Business School, as well as Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in History from the Université de Montréal and McGill University. Juan Pablo also holds a Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University