Román I. Rodríguez Fernández is a renowned Spanish entrepreneur, investor, and advisor to companies, institutions, and organizations. With a career spanning over three decades in the communication, energy, technology, and sports sectors, among others, he has led the growth and consolidation of numerous companies at an international level.
Román began his career in the world of MARKETING and ADVERTISING in 1992. He founded ROYPASA, a promotional marketing agency that operated for 10 years, paving the way in 2003 for the creation of GRUPO EÑE DE COMUNICACIÓN, which became the leading Spanish company in the advertising sector and the first multinational with 100% Spanish capital. Three years later, he founded ORIGEN GLOBAL in the United States, headquartered in MIAMI, with a clear Latin focus, which he complemented with ORIGEN WORLD WIDE, the Spanish branch of the network. The growth of both companies led Román to create the investment fund DOMINIO DE PROYECTOS, a business group that primarily invests in the sectors of Energy, Communication, Technology, and Sports, among others.
DOMINIO DE PROYECTOS has been involved in the launch of numerous companies and currently holds shares in more than 100 businesses.
For his part, Román Rodríguez, thanks to his leadership skills, is a member of the board of companies and foundations that promote environmental and social awareness. Among the most notable are:
- Board of Directors of the PVBLIC Foundation, a non-profit organization that leverages the power of media and technology as new currencies for sustainable development to drive social change.
- Driving member of the Board of the Impacto Latino Alliance, an initiative aimed at promoting the generation of partnerships for the sustainable growth and development of the Americas.
- Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Scholas Occurrentes Foundation, an international non-profit public organization driven by Pope Francis that works with schools and educational communities, both public and private, from all religious and secular affiliations.
- Chairman of the Board of Scholas Occurrentes Mexico.
- Chairman of the Transforming Education Fund launched in the U.S. to facilitate the execution of projects that, through education, promote the fight against climate change and the fulfillment of the SDG agenda.
- Vice President of the Dancing for the Millennium Goals Foundation, which was created with the intention of contributing to the sustainable development of people and communities through art and culture.
- President in Spain and member of the Advisory Board of the Advanced Leadership Foundation, which has organized, among other events, various summits on Green Economy and Circular Economy at an international level.
- Supreme Council of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
- Assembly Member of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
- Member of the Spanish Academy of Cinema.
- Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Global Institute for the Future of Tourism.
- Independent Director and Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee of Cox Energy.
- Knight Commander of the Order Of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia
- Knight of the Order of Malta.
- Knight of the Order of St. Lazarus.
- Member of the Board of Torino Financial.
