General Manager

Elisenda Capella Roca

The General Manager is responsible for managing the University's administrative services and its financial and material resources, in accordance with the regulations established by the Social Council and the Governing Council. The General Manager also performs any other duties assigned under current legislation, the University's Statutes and implementing regulations, or delegated by the Rector.

Curriculum Vitae

I was born in Cambrils in 1978. I served as Director of Planning, Coordination and Financial Control within the University's General Management Office from 2005 to 2022, and I have been General Manager since 2022. Before joining the University, I began my professional career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen (now Deloitte) and later spent two years leading cost analysis at Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

I completed my main academic studies at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, where I earned a degree in Business Administration and Management (1997-2001). In 2001, I received the Mollá Rudiez Foundation Award for the best academic record and curriculum vitae in my graduating class. I later completed a Master's Degree in Industrial Organisation, specialising in Public Management (2007-2009), also at URV.

I also completed a postgraduate programme in University Management offered by the UNESCO Chair at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in 2010, and a postgraduate programme in Accounting Management and Management Control at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in 2005.

To strengthen my leadership and people management skills, I completed ESADE's Influential Leadership Up&Across programme and the Self-Leadership in Times of Crisis programme, both in 2021.

My relationship with URV began as a student, and since 2003 I have been a member of the University's Professional and Administrative Services Staff (PTGAS).