José is currently the Founder and CEO of Bankuish, a technology platform dedicated to helping gig workers, freelancers, creators, and the future of work access better banking services by turning their gig platform data into an alternative credit score currently accepted by the largest banks in Latin America. He got his start in the industry leading a series of Fintech startups including Atlas Money, Access Network, and FiClub, and managing impact investments at GCH Partners.Originally from Spain, José is a chartered economist and a former Director of Risk at two major European banks. He was also a diplomat, and Head of International Cooperation & Co-Founder of Ciudadanos, Spain's fourth political power. With Ciudadanos, José gave a voice to his nation’s struggling families as the party’s Speaker and candidate to the European Parliament and local elections.Blockchain for social impact promoter, banking executive, serial entrepreneur, political leader, nonprofit executive, chartered economist, and managing partner of impact investments, José V. Fernández is on a mission to reclaim "business" until it embodies sustainability and social good. Over the past two decades, he has built a career that marries the public, private, and nonprofit sectors into a new way forward. He believes deeply in the role of technology and business as tools to solve the world’s most crippling inequities.José holds an MBA from UIMP in Madrid. He enjoys sailing, meditation, and intentional conversations over (very sweet) coffee.