Rafael Forero Espinosa Email & Phone Number

Colombia

IDENTIAN is a leading cybersecurity firm with over a decade of experience in LatAm and a proven track record of +500 successfully executed projects. IDENTIAN provides cybersecurity services levered on self-developed tools, offering an ample portfolio of products including SOC & NOC, Ethical Hacking (Pentest, Redteam), and consulting in information security (PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and ISO 22301 certificates).https://www.identian.co

Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia

FUARGO is an investment firm focused on acquiring and accelerating SMEs & tech companies in LatAm with robust business models, proven track record, and strong tailwinds on growth potential.

• Project finance modeling for Private Initiative (PFI) toll road with funding needs over USD 50 million.• Co-structure +USD 150 million collateral trust bond issuance secured by PPP toll tariffs (in progress).• Project finance and capital raising (equity) for solar park with 715 MW nominal capacity. Build commercial and deal documents such as teaser, NDA and CIM (in progress).• Support in the development of project finance modeling and risk assessment analysis of river navigation infrastructure PPP under the 5G framework with funding needs over USD 800 million (in progress).• Support in the development of the risk assessment policy for navigation PPPs - CONPES (in progress).

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

• Develop financial modeling scenarios to determine the optimal capital structure of a health industry PPP.• Financial consulting on alternatives to anticipate future budgetary allocations for infra concessions.

• Build financial model comprising multiple methodologies for the valuation of an industrial company with assets over USD 10 million.• Support the financial structuring, risk assessment, and socioeconomic analysis of an urban toll road under a PPP structure with funding needs over USD 1.1 billion.

• Support finance due diligence for a toll road PPP audit under the 3G framework.• Support the arrangement of proposals for public financial structuring tenders.• Assist the Investment Banking team in tasks related to economic research and marketing.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

• Former member on the first student investment fund in Colombia.• Research and create market updates for different countries and industries.• Target investment opportunities and create stock pitches for their launch.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

• Support financial education processes for students.• Inquire relevant financial sector topics.• Research and analyze current affairs of the national and international Fintech phenomenon.• Structure and execute conferences on financial issues for students of the Universidad de los Andes. • Propose and carry out academic events regarding Fintech issues.

• Co-found the “#DeIgualAIgual” gender equality campaign at the Universidad de los Andes. • Create and carry out surveys to the student community. • Create and guide interviews under the focus group modality. • Qualitative and statistical analysis of the primary sources collected. • Prepare a social impact assessment study based on the data collected.Achievements: I led the data collection team and carried out all the statistical analysis of the campaign.

• Engage students in microeconomic principles and key concepts.• Teaching tracking and guidance out of class.• Develop midterm exams and quizzes.

• Financial statement tracking and financial ratio analysis.• Analysis and generation of proposals based on the course of the company and the transport sector.

• Create a Synthetic Index of Education Quality.• Analysis and recommendations for current indicators. • Comprehensive research and analysis of academic works on education, education indexes, and factors in the educational performance of different countries. • Use of national databases and their statistical analysis. • Proposals and creation of influential parameters in the performance in Colombian education level.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics

Pre-Degree, Social Sciences

English Intensive Course