Isabel Mestres

Isabel Mestres is the Chief Executive Officer of City Cancer Challenge (C/Can), which has established itself as a leader in building community-led cancer care solutions from the ground up. Passionate about evolving public health and finding impactful ways to serve patients in need, Isabel was part of the founding team, and over the last five years she has been instrumental in converting more than 70 projects in 13 C/Can cities into engines to accelerate cancer control Until now, Isabel has occupied the post of Director of Global Public Affairs and was part of the founding team. She has also held leadership positions at the International Union for Cancer Control (UICC), serving as Director of Membership and Partnership Development, where she developed and implemented an award-winning membership growth strategy and a sustainable, high-value public-private partnership model that resulted in a tenfold increase in corporate, civic, and public sponsorship engagements. Born in Barcelona (Spain), Isabel holds an MBA from ESADE Business School. She is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Catalan. Together with her husband, two children, and two dogs, Isabel lives in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.