Oriol is the Director of the Spanish Economy Department. A Doctor in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Master in Economics and Finance from the Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI), before joining CaixaBank he worked as Assistant Professor at the London School of Economics, as a Research Assistant in the Financial Stability department of the Bank of England and in the Financial Markets Group. His areas of study include monetary policy, the real estate sector, financial stability and banking regulations.