María Dolores Dancausa

María Dolores Dancausa Treviño (born 1959) is a Spanish executive. Since March 2024 she has held the position of non-executive Chair of Bankinter, one of Spain's leading financial institutions, having previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer since October 2010.

Early life and education Dancausa holds a degree in Law from the Colegio Universitario San Pablo CEU. She participated in several management programmes at Harvard Business School and completed an Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD.

Career Dancausa began her career at Banco Exterior de España before joining Bankinter. She was appointed as CEO of Linea Directa Aseguradora in 2008, becoming the first female CEO in the auto insurance sector.

In October 2010, she was appointed as CEO of Bankinter. At the time she was the only woman leading an IBEX 35 company.

Since March 2024, she has held the position of Non-Executive Chairwoman of Bankinter. In addition, since 2021 she has been an independent director of Acciona, and since April 2024 she has been an external independent director of Puig Brands.

Other activities Acciona, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2021) Esure, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2013-2018)

Recognition In 2013, Dancausa was chosen by Forbes as the best CEO in Spain. In 2016, she finished third.