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Jose-maria Blanc

Managing Partner at Albainvestor

San Jose, California

Overview 

Jose-Maria Blanc is a real estate investor based in San Jose, California, with a background as the former Vice President Finance, Assistant Treasurer, and Intel Capital Managing Director. He has extensive experience in private equity, mergers & acquisitions, and venture capital, with a strong focus on industries like manufacturing, IoT, and cleantech. Highlights of Jose-Maria Blanc's career include his tenure at Intel Capital, where he held multiple leadership roles, and his current position as Managing Partner at Albainvestor, showcasing his expertise in strategic partnerships, corporate development, and investments in various sectors such as health services and consumer internet.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2019 - Current

  • Vice President Finance, Assistant Treasurer and Intel Capital Managing Director

    1999 - 2022

    Jose Maria Blanc is a Managing Director of Intel Capital, representing Intel’s Treasury Group, and a voting member of Intel Capital’s Investment Committee. Jose-Maria currently focuses on minority equity investments in consumer internet, mobility, manufacturing technologies, digital health and clean tech. He is on the board of directors of gaming company Crowdstar, semiconductor Nexplanar Corp and a board observer in display maker Viewsonic Corp. and chip maker Chrontel Inc. Before joining Intel Capital in 1989, Jose Maria was a Director of Granville Holdings Plc, a London-based pan-European private-equity and investment group. Prior to that he was a vice-president of Merrill Lynch Emerging Growth Companies in New York and London, and an associate of McKinsey & Company in New York. He received a law degree from ICADE-Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Spain and an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School.

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    1997 - 1999

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  • Vice President

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  • Assistant Treasurer

    1980 - 1983

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