Elsa Artadi

Elsa Artadi i Vila (born 19 August 1976) is a Spanish economist, academic and politician from Catalonia.

[3] After school Artadi joined the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in 1994, graduating in 1998 with a degree in economics.

[5][6] During this period she was also a visiting professor at Fudan University in Shanghai (2007), UPF (2009–10) and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (2009–11).

[3][5][6] Artadi joined the Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalonia's regional government, in 2011 as an economic advisor to Andreu Mas-Colell, the Minister of Economy and Finance.

[5][8] In 2013 she became managing director of the generalitat's Entitat Autònoma de Jocs i Apostes, serving until 2015.

[5][6] She became a member of the PDeCAT's executive, taking responsibility for studies and programs, but later left the party due to differences.

[29][30][31] She resigned in March 2019 to contest the 2019 local elections as the JuntsxCat's number two candidate in Barcelona.

Artadi and other members of the Catalan government on 2 June 2018