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Paco Ybarra

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Member Board of Directors at The Man Group plc
📍 United Kingdom

Paco Ybarra is a finance veteran with a 36-year career at Citigroup, culminating as CEO of the Institutional Clients Group before retiring in 2024. He now serves on the boards of The Man Group and Teach For All. He holds an MBA from IESE Business School.

Having worked across Spain, Mexico, Singapore, New York, and London, Paco has a distinctly global perspective. His personal interests include advancing global education, demonstrated by his board role at Teach For All and his promotion of Citis "E for Education" initiative.

Interesting fact: He comes from a family of doctors and planned to study medicine until one month before starting college, when he switched to economics.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Directors
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Priorities

Topics Paco cares about

Global Financial Markets
As the former CEO of Citi's Institutional Clients Group, he has deep expertise in capital markets, international banking, and the overall health of the financial industry.
Educational Equity
He serves on the board of Teach For All and previously helped promote an initiative at Citi that granted over $40 million to education-focused non-profits.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Member Board of Directors
The Man Group plc
9-2024
Board Member
Teach For All
9-2023 - 3-2025
Senior Advisor
Citi
CEO, Institutional Clients Group
Citi
Deputy Head of Institutional Clients Group
Citi
In the press

Media appearances

Citigroup veteran Paco Ybarra signs up to Man Group board. Featured in Financial News London
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Citigroup CEO of institutional clients group Paco Ybarra to leave. Featured in Reuters
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
IESE Business School
Bachelor's degree
University of Valencia
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