Antoni Vives is a writer, political advisor, analyst, and international consultant for Urban Innovation.
He is currently involved in the NEOM project. Before that, he was engaged in several projects all over the world. During his tenure in Barcelona he led its urban transformation and was in-charge of the internalization of the city. Previously, he held several positions in the Catalan Government, founded the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, and was a management member of Nissan Motor Company in Spain.
He graduated in Business Administration from the University of Barcelona. He is a senior advisor of the London School of Economics. He has published hundreds of articles, and more than ten books, some of them awarded, in Catalan, Italian, English, Spanish and Mahrati.