"Ballester Parets"

Cris Ballester Parets. Graduated in economics from Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona and Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München. She holds an interuniversity master's degree in corporate social responsibility and sustainability by UNED and Jaume I de Castelló and a master’s degree in leadership and development of organizations with coaching and neuroscience by the EIDHI International University of California.

She began her professional career as Deputy General Manager at Von der Heyden Group investment company, in the real estate, tourism and renewable energy sectors in Poland and Germany. In 2011 she moved to Anantapur, India as an international aid worker and head of the fair-trade project at the Vicente Ferrer Foundation. After returning to Mallorca, she founded and ran her own company, Tucktuck Community and Tucktuck Style brand. Between 2015 and 2019, she was Director of finance, budgets and projects at the Consell de Mallorca, while leading the creation of the CSR and responsible contracting office and until May 2022, she was the Managing Director of the Balearic Institute of Housing (IBAVI) and previously served as Housing and Architecture General Manager of the Govern de les Illes Balears.