Xavier Massó Pérez (Terrassa, 1967) Degree in Economics and Business Sciences (1991) from the UAB. Master's Degree in Quality Management in Business (1999) from FPC and EFQM, Postgraduate Degree in Public Auditing (2014) from the School of Public Administration of Catalonia-UB.

He began his professional life in the private sector, and later (1992) went on to work to develop most of his professional career at the UPC. At the UPC, he has held various positions of responsibility in the field of management, including Head of Doctoral Studies at the UPC, Assistant Manager for the North and Terrassa Campuses, Head of the Management Control Service, Director of the Economics and Infrastructure Area (2014-2017) and General Manager (2017-2022) of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He has also been manager of the Barcelona Interuniversity Institute of International Studies (IBEI) (2008-2009), and project director of the Fàbrica Nova de Manresa (2023).

In September 2023 he joined the Department of Research and Universities of the Generalitat de Catalunya as Deputy Director General for Research. Position he holds until May 2025. In May 2025 he joined ICN2 as general manager.

He has been appointed as technical rapporteur in several committees of ANECA in the processes of certification of doctoral programmes and accreditation of degrees, and AQU in the processes of evaluation of degrees.

He is the author of the book The EFQM model applied to the university. A case study. Edicions UPC 2000, and was a member of the editorial committee of the White Paper of the Universities of Catalonia (ACUP 2008).