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Waterbury, CT, US

Tempe, Arizona, US

Responsible for global operations, formulation and execution of growth strategy, operating model and frameworks, business development and P&L.

Tempe, Arizona, US

In partnership with Arizona State University, Cintana is created with the vision to build the largest and most impactful global network of universities, with more than 500K students around the world by 2030.Cintana helps their carefully-selected affiliate universities achieve their ambitious goals and allows quality US education and degrees to expand to.

Investor and advisor specializing in Higher Education and Educational Technology. Portfolio Includes University Latina in Costa Rica (until 2021), Linguado.com, Lecturio.com, Avanxa,com and Cintana Education. Actively managing M&A pipeline.

Providencia, Región Metropolitana De Santiago, CL

Univesity that measures whom they include and how they succeed and assumes the fundamental responsibility for the economic and social mobility it fosters.

Santiago, Metropolitana, CL

Largest Private University in Chile. #1 in preference by prospects. #1 Top of Mind. #1 Research. 1 of 12 Latin American Universities accredited by US Accreditation Agency (Middle States). Ranked Top 100 LATAM by THE, QS Intelligence Unit, Scopus. Member of Operating Committee advising on digital transformation, student experience, student outcomes, alumni.

Santiago, Metropolitana, CL

Largest Private Technical-Vocational Institution in Chile with +95,000 students. Member of the Operating Committee and the Finance & Audit Committee. Transforming the institution to lead in the new economy, digital environment and expanding its international reach.

Costa Rica, CR

Co-invested in the acquisition of Universidad Latina and Universidad Americana in Costa Rica. Turnaround the operational financial performance of both institutions. Affiliation to Cintana Education and Arizona State University. Restored enrollment and revenue to 2018 level (historical high), achieved ANECA certification and QS 4 Star rating while.

Miami, Florida, US

I headed all Laureate’s global operations and managed 9 direct reports spanning Latin America, North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia with $3.3B in revenues and 45,000 employees. Additionally, I helped lead Laureate’s initial public offering in 2017 and significantly improved the academic quality as well as reputation of Laureate’s institutions.

Miami, Florida, US

I led Laureate’s largest and most successful region representing 70% of total company revenues, 75% of EBITDA and FCF generation, 80% of its students and 30,000+ employees and included 30 institutions (161 campuses) in Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. During my time in this role, I changed the business to focus on.

Miami, Florida, US

I was promoted to a larger region to manage full P&L responsibility for $830M revenue region, including Chile, Peru and Ecuador with 7,000 employees and 10 private higher educational institutions. I managed 5 direct reports, including 3 country presidents and the regional CFO and CHRO. During this time, I drove signficant efficiencies and re-shaped the.

Miami, Florida, US

I was appointed interim CEO of Laureate’s $400M in revenue Brazilian operation with 8,500+ employees and 111,000 students in 8 private educational institutions with 31 campuses across 8 states. I managed 13 direct reports, including CEO’s of the 8 institutions and 5 supporting functional heads (CFO, CHRO, IT, Business Development and Legal). While in this.

Miami, Florida, US

I was recruited into this role to replicate my M&A successes at Aetna. I was successful in scaling Laureate's presence in South America by entering new countries through M&A and geographic and product/segment expansion. Additionally, I acquired 11 institutions in Andean region and 12 in Brazil while increasing footprint/rapid scaling of the acquired.

New York, New York, US

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, I was hired into this role to accelerate momentum for newly formed Latin America insurance business comprised of portfolio of insurance underwriters, brokerages, bancassurance operations and telemarketing operations. I co-managed 12 executives and their respective businesses while managing operating budget of.

Hartford, Connecticut, US

I was initially hired into this role to implement and execute growth strategy for Aetna’s International Division with responsibility to develop new country entry strategies, identify strategic opportunities in existing operations, prepare business and implementation plans and conduct ongoing strategic, operational and financial reviews of existing.

Lima, Lima, PE

Following the privatization of the Pervian Social Security System, I participated as a founder of a new private pension fund management company. I raised $20M of initial investment and started all 18 fully operational branches nationwide in a period of 6 months. Within 9 months of launch date, the Company achieved the #1 position in terms of assets under.

I began my career as the Director of Finance for family-owned company that specialized in the manufacturing and selling of press ink for newspapers, magazines and printing businesses. I improved company's efficiency and productivity improving margins from 3% to 12% in two years. Additionally, I assisted in the structuring of a joint venture and later sale.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, General Management And Finance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics

Executive Education, Strategic Thinking And Management (1997)