About David
Senior strategy consultant with 25+ years of international experience in real estate, hospitality, tourism, and urban development. As CEO and Founder of UrbanTree Partners, I help companies and investors across the full value chain: strategy, investment, business planning, operations, and growth.
My career combines the analytical rigor of McKinsey & Company and PwC with executive leadership roles at Timbers Resorts (Oaktree Capital Management) as Director for Europe, Sansouci as CEO of a master-planned community in Santo Domingo, and Grupo Abrisa as Director of Strategy, Corporate Development and Finance. I have led investments, financing structures, and developments of significant scale, working with leading international investment banks and operators such as Ritz Carlton.
I bring deep expertise in strategic planning, feasibility studies, financial modeling, due diligence, capital raising, asset management, and business development, across real estate, hotels, resorts, infrastructure, cultural institutions, co-living, glamping, affordable housing, and family offices.
My international experience covers Spain, the US, the UK, Italy, Andorra, and the Dominican Republic. As Director and Professor of Executive Education in Real Estate at Esade Business School, I stay at the forefront of industry trends: PropTech, sustainability, digital transformation, and customer experience.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Basic
English
Fluent
Catalan
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Barcelona (up to 50km)
Experience
- URBANTREE PARTNERSChief Executive Officer/ FounderCONSULTING AND AUDITSJanuary 2022 - Today (4 years and 6 months)Barcelona, SpainLed key initiatives in projects such as managing investments in heritage real estate—including two historical building renovations; advising on strategic planning for museum development; a co-living initiative across multiple cities; a glamping facility business plan; launching a new hotel; local economic developement plan; advising an affordable-housing developer and a family office; and supporting a merger between two companies in the cultural industry
- ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOLDirector & Professor of Executive Education Programs in Real EstateREAL ESTATEJanuary 2020 - Today (6 years and 6 months)Barcelona, Spain• Real Estate Management Program: consumer trends, market analysis, advanced financial and risksanalysis, sustainability and customer experience in development and operations• PropTech Program: technologies, digital transformation, metaverse, marketplaces, automatic valuation models, FinTech, digital marketing, ConTech, smart buildings and property management
- TIMBERS RESORTS (OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT)Director for EuropeHOSPITALITYJanuary 2015 - January 2020 (5 years)Italy & Italy, Ringsted, SL, Denmark• Casali de Casole resort in Tuscany, Italy: Residential and hospitality development and operations• Lifestyle Homes in Costa del Sol: Asset management of a portfolio of more than 500 residential units• Oaktree Capital Management, Real Estate, London office team support: Residential and hospitality deal sourcing, evaluation, and due diligence support in Europe• Corporate: Member the Executive, Development and Business Development
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Education
- Executive Certificate in Management and LeadershipMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)2013Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership
- Master of Science in Real Estate DevelopmentCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY2007Master of Science in Real Estate Development