Antonio Valero Vicente (March 1, 1925 – August 8, 2001) was a Spanish industrial engineer, professor and the first dean of IESE Business School, part of the University of Navarra.

In the summer of 1957, José Javier López Jacoiste, an envoy of Josemaría Escrivá, met with Valero and conveyed the Opus Dei founder's desire to take measures to help business leaders manage their companies from a Christian perspective.

In February 1963, on a trip to Rome by professors Carlos Cavallé, Félix Huerta and Antonio Valero, they confirmed the idea that had been developing for months.

In March 1963, Harvard professor Franklin E. Folts spent a month at IESE teaching classes and helping to develop the plan for creating the master's degree.

In October of that same year, the Harvard-IESE Committee met for the first time, in Boston, with the Spanish business school seeking advice from the American institution on both academic and practical matters.

One constant in his personality was the search for perfection in work, the result of him belonging to Opus Dei: according to his students, friends and colleagues, he was very demanding of himself and others, and, at the same time, affectionate and approachable.

[9] The philosopher Salvador Pániker considered him a fiery presence, due to his passion and enthusiasm for infusing and provoking students in the difficult challenge of bringing out the best in themselves.

With his extensive knowledge of the ecosystem of companies, Valero was a consultant, adviser, board member and executive, starting in 1950, when as a young engineer he helped to design a manufacturing plant with new technologies.