Number 116 on Rue Réaumur in Paris sits at the crossroads of the two worlds that define Revolut. On one side lies the historic financial district centered around the stock exchange; on the other, the Sentier neighborhood, home to much of the French capital’s technology ecosystem. It is at this intersection of finance and technology that the bank is preparing its new headquarters for Western Europe.

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An invisible web of connections links the executives and board members of Spain’s largest companies. Having spent time at certain elite consulting firms, business schools or government institutions opens more doors than any headhunter ever could. Former state attorneys sitting on the boards of major Spanish companies, ex-McKinsey executives running some of the financial sector’s most powerful firms, and alumni of leading business schools such as IESE and ICADE holding top positions in multinational companies all illustrate a network of influence, as subtle as it is enduring, that has been woven through Spain’s corporate elite.

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