Born in Manresa in 1955, Pere Miró has devoted his professional career to sport at both a local level and at the highest international level. With a solid grounding and profound vocation, he started as a sportsman at the CN Manresa and ended up in posts with significant responsibility in the International Olympic Committee, where he worked for more than thirty years.

During this time, he was the technical director of the IOC, director of Solidaritat Olímpica, head of relations with national Olympics committees and finally, adjunct director general of the body, as well as a special advisor to the chair, Thomas Bach. He was also the director of Catalonia’s INEF and headed sports solidarity programmes around the world.

His work has always involved a strong commitment to equal opportunities, the promotion of sport as a tool for social cohesion and the defence of Olympic values. His leadership at the head of Solidaritat Olímpica has been fundamental in guaranteeing access to sport in developing countries, and he has helped promote Olympic values around the world.

Barcelona has been a point of reference in his personal and professional trajectory. As a councillor with the City Council and member of the directing team for the Olympic Games of 1992, he played a decisive part in one of the most important moments in the city’s contemporary history. He experienced closely the social, urban and sporting transformation of Barcelona and left an imprint which endures today. This tie with the city has been a constant factor over the years, and his international perspective has never overlooked his origins and his responsibility towards his country and its capital.