Innovation and Technology Expert specialized in Social Impact and Human Development with over 20 years of field work and experience on private, public, social and international organizations around the world.A certified lean startup consultant and social entrepreneur, Carlos has co-founded, led and assisted multiple social impact technology initiatives across the globe, while maintaining a successful career at the service of international organizations, government agencies, corporate and non-profit organizations.From disruptive innovator and tech entrepreneur to Presidential adviser to trainer of homeless migrant children, his career has taken him from the Caribbean islands to Europe, through the Amazon basin and snow-capped Andes, Silicon Valley and Asia on a fertile journey of engagement, innovation and impact with businesses, international organizations, rural villages, high security prisons, government agencies and some of the most prestigious universities in the world.A Stanford University Fellow and Social Entrepreneur in Residence at the National University of Singapore, acknowledged by CNN among the “20 Latin American Leaders of the Internet” and by MIT as an “Emerging Leader, Scholar and Entrepreneur”, Carlos’ work has been recognized with grants and scholarships from Google, Reuters, Gates and Singa foundations. His balanced mix of tech skills, business savvy and understanding of both transactional and social processes, give him a unique advantage for visualizing stakeholders and ecosystems, their challenges and opportunities, drafting strategies, leading teams, organizing events and creating technology solutions. His thorough methodology and participatory approach to problem solving, from disaster relief to citizen services, is summarized in his simple 6-word motto: “never help: engage, enable, empower and connect”.