Finance pro turned tech entrepreneur in Latin America.
Co-Founder & CFO at Vana. 10+ years in finance, data, and building companies across the region. I went from running numbers to co-founding a FinTech with 700+ people.
Co-Founder & CFO at Vana. 10+ years in finance, data, and building companies across the region. I went from running numbers to co-founding a FinTech with 700+ people.
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I started in corporate risk at one of Central America's largest financial groups. Then led a multi-country turnaround that ended in a NASDAQ acquisition. Now I co-run a FinTech that went from zero to 700+ people in under 7 years. I built the financial infrastructure from scratch: fundraising, planning, investor relations, the full stack. Every role taught me something different. But the thread is the same: figure out the numbers, then build something with them.
Corporate finance, M&A, valuation. I've run numbers for companies in 4 countries at the same time.
We use non-traditional data and machine learning to serve people who don't have a credit history.
Data science, business analytics, Python. Studied at Columbia and ESADE. I actually use this stuff daily.
Finance, operations, and building things across Latin America.
Co-founded a FinTech that went from an idea to 700+ team members across Latin America. Built the financial infrastructure from day one: fundraising, financial planning, investor relations, and making sure the numbers actually work. We now have multiple products including lending and payments.
Led the finance function for a multi-country operation across Latin America. Turned the numbers around. The company was later acquired by EZCORP (NASDAQ: EZPW).
Managed corporate risk at one of Central America's largest financial institutions, part of Grupo Bancolombia.
Reaching people traditional institutions won't serve. Here's how.
Vana is a FinTech company based in Guatemala. We use non-traditional data and machine learning to make credit decisions in minutes through a mobile app. No branch visit. No paperwork. No credit history required. What started as a lending product has grown into a multi-product platform: lending and payments. The whole point is reaching people that traditional institutions have ignored for decades.
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
ESADE Business School
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Columbia University
Corporate Finance Institute
ESADE
DataCamp (multiple certifications)
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
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Universidad Francisco Marroquín