Founder of 5 different companies, which include: Fundacion Empresa y Crecimiento, Fundación-conocimiento-y-desarrollo and Fundación Empieza por Educar, Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea is a Spanish entrepreneur and businessperson who has been at the head of 13 different companies and presently is Executive Chairman of Banco Santander SA, Chairman at Universia Holding SL, Chairman of Universia España Red de Universidades SA and Chairman of PagoNxt SL (which are all subsidiaries of Banco Santander SA), Chairman of Portal Universia, Chairman for Fundación-conocimiento-y-desarrollo (which she founded), Chairman at Fundación Empieza por Educar (which she founded) and Chairman for Cyd Foundation (which she founded). Ms. Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea is also Member of The Trilateral Commission, Member-Management Board at The European Association for Banking & Financial History e.V, Member of Teach For All, Inc. and Member of The Financial Services Trade & Investment Board and on the board of 12 other companies.

She previously was Chairman of Club Excelencia en Gestión, Chairman of Banco Español de Crédito SA, Non-Executive Director at Santander UK Plc, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Alliance & Leicester Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of Banco Santander de Negocios Portugal SA and Trustee at The Mayor's Fund For London.

Ms. Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea received an undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College.