Helena is currently the Regional Vice President of Development for Iberia at Hyatt and serves as the President of the Women in Hospitality Association. Before joining Hyatt, she managed the hotel portfolio at Aliseda Inmobiliaria (owned by Blackstone and Banco Santander) and was Executive Director and Co-Head of Transaction Real Estate at EY. She also led the hotel departments at JLL and Knight Frank, where she additionally held the role of Director of Valuations. In her current position, she oversees Hyatt’s expansion in Iberia and Andorra. Helena is a professor at the renowned IE Business School and the IE School of Architecture and Design, and is frequently invited as a moderator and panelist at conferences and other events. She has studied and worked in the United Kingdom, France, Sweden, the United States, and Spain.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, guided by its purpose: to care for people so they can be their best. As of March 31, 2025, the company’s portfolio included more than 1,450 hotels and all-inclusive resorts across 79 countries on six continents. In Spain, Hyatt operates over 50 hotels with more than 14,000 rooms, representing 14 of its brands, located in Madrid, Barcelona, the Canary and Balearic Islands, and various areas along the Mediterranean coast.
