David Rico holds a law degree from ICADE (E-1) and an MBA from the University of Houston, USA.

He began his professional career in London working for the Japanese investment bank Nomura. Later he worked for Banco Santander, Credit Agricole and Barclays, specializing in project finance and particularly in commercial real estate & hospitality.

In 2010 he joined CaixaBank to head the Commercial Real Estate team. And in 2017 he led the creation of CaixaBank Hotels & Tourism, a business line dedicated to providing service and financing to hotel and tourist clients. After 7 years, CaixaBank has become the benchmark bank in the hospitality sector at a national level.

In 2019, CaixaBank was admitted as an Affiliate Member of UN Tourism.

 He is member of the lobby Mesa del Turismo de España and member of the Tourism Commission of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce.