International senior-level professional in banking industry with 29 years experience focused on the new digital crypto space, leading first Tier 1 Euro Bank who is approaching the new 2.0 blockchain technology in open space. Strong commitment, confidence and communication skills, change leadership, creative thinking and team player. Highly analytical decision maker with vast experience in building, turning around and operating business units. Strong Intercultural Communicator whos is well- versed in cross- cultural business adept at collaborating in Latin America, Mexico, USA, UK, North Europe, Spain and Switzerland .Alfonso Gómez is the CEO of BBVA In Switzerland, the BBVA Group´s International Private Bank, a position which he has held since July 2014. In the three years prior to taking up this appointment, Alfonso served as Head of Global Private Banking, based in New York, running multiple strategic projects across all the Private Banking Units in the geographical regions in which BBVA operates and before that he was Head of Private Banking for Spain & Portugal, working out of Madrid. From 2004 until 2008 he lived in London, where he was Managing Director for the Corporate Banking , Global Trade Finance and Global Clients, becoming BBVA UK´s Country Manager in 2006. During his early years in the organisation, which he joined in 1994, he led multicultural teams and forged highly successful relationships with customers in the Corporate and Investment Banking business unit.Alfonso graduated in economics from the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid and he has completed the General Management Programme at IESE Business School and Executive Program at Singularity University in Silicon Valley. Born in Segovia, (Spain), in 1968, he currently lives in Zurich with his family. Alfonso considers himself a very enthusiastic and positive professional with lots of energy and curiosity. Alfonso enjoys reading and loves sports such as biking and running as marathon runner. His last challenges were running the marathon in Valencia (Spain) , the Greifenseelauf ( Switzerland) and the last one was the half marathon in Zurich, (April 2023).The next one will be the half marathon in London ,( 2024)."Never stop learning, because LIFE never stops teaching".