David Hatchwell Altaras joins public management

David Hatchwell Altaras holds an MBA in International Business and Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business and is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

In his professional life, Mr. Hatchwell serves as Chairman of his family office, 3H, whose investments range from real estate to content production. He is also Chairman of 2H, a joint venture for the Spanish-speaking world with Hackman Capital, the leading studio production investment and management company in the world. Until June 2025, he served as Chairman of Excem Grupo, a diversified international family group founded by his late father, leading philanthropist and visionary Mauricio Hatchwell Toledano (Z”L).

From 1992 to 2000, David lived in Beijing, where he developed operations in China, achieving more than 20 projects across various sectors, including owning the rights to Real Madrid in Asia from 2003 to 2008. He also chairs a Real Estate Investment Trust, SITUR, which is a major hostel owner and operator in the Iberian Peninsula.

David Hatchwell has held several leadership roles in the global Jewish community. He served as President of the Jewish Community of Madrid from 2011 to 2017. He is currently a member of the Genesis Prize selection committee and serves on the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation International Board of Governors.

In 2015, Mr. Hatchwell co-founded the Fundación HispanoJudía, an NGO which he chairs. The foundation is dedicated to building a Hispanic Jewish Museum in Madrid, with the goal of fostering bridges of mutual understanding between the Spanish-speaking and Jewish worlds.

He has been a member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) since 2005, where he has served on various committees and as Chair of the Madrid Chapter. He has been a member of the Board of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain’s most prestigious technological university.

David Hatchwell is the executive producer and one of the anchor investors of Malinche the Musical, the No. 1 musical show in both Spain and Mexico, created by megastar Nacho Cano. The show celebrates diversity and the deep historical ties between Spain and Mexico. He is also a producer of several successful live shows (including Ibiza Paradise) and various documentaries on musical and historical themes.

Over the last 40 years, David and his family have contributed to numerous philanthropic projects in Israel, Spain, and China. He and his wife, Natalia, and their three children (Yavne, Dayan, and Magen) divide their time between Madrid and Jerusalem.