Alfonso Fernandez-barandiaran is a senior technology leader based in Madrid with nearly three decades of experience building and operating large-scale cloud, data and AI platforms. As Head of Data & AI Cloud Platforms at Repsol he architects and runs a world-class Big Data and AI infrastructure enabling enterprise-wide AI at scale. His background spans leadership roles at AWS, ING and BBC where he designed hybrid/multi-cloud strategies, high-availability architectures and engineering organizations. He combines hands-on architecture and platform engineering with people leadership—hiring, coaching and scaling high-performance teams across EMEA. Uncommonly for someone at this level, he pairs an Executive MBA with deep early-career hands-on development in systems and security, giving him fluency from low-level engineering to boardroom strategy. He is known for making complex cloud-native and compliance constraints practical, driving efficiency, simplicity and measurable business impact.
9 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Science in Physics (Computer Science), Master's degree Science in Physics (Computer Science) at Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Master of Business Administration - MBA Executive MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA Executive MBA at EAE Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA Executive MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA Executive MBA at Universitat de Barcelona
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Alfonso Fernandez-barandiaran - Head Of Data & AI Cloud Platforms