Experience

Fauna Capital
• Mexico
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Founding Partner

  • Oct 2019 - Present


Goy's Burgers

• Co-Founder

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Goyo's Burgers offers a 100% plant-based menu of burgers and shakes. It serves to be part of the movement towards more sustainable consumption in order to ensure a prosperous future on this planet. www.goysburgers.com Goyo's Burgers offers a 100% plant-based menu of burgers and shakes. It serves to be part of the movement towards more sustainable consumption in order to ensure a prosperous future on this planet. www.goysburgers.com



Kandeo Asset Management

• Colombia
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of ESG & Mexico Operations

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2019

  VP of ESG Roles• Conduct ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) due diligence on all new investments• Implement and monitor ESG management systems in portfolio companies• Prepare annual impact report and oversee ESG reporting • Facilitate ESG and impact related communication with investors and interested parties Achievements• Launched the firm’s ESG program, which has included the development of ESG policies and procedures, the implementation of E&S projects in conjunction with development agencies, and the publishing of the firm’s first annual impact report• Helped position the firm as an impact/ESG oriented organization, helping to secure investment commitments from impact investors such as Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, DEG (KFW), and OPIC • Named “Best Private Equity ESG Team Latin America 2017” by CFI.co and “ESG Private Equity of the Year Latin America” by The European Global Business and Finance Awards VP of Mexico Operations  Roles• Buy-side: Pipeline development, investment analysis, due diligence, investment committee presentations • Portfolio Company Operations: Monitoring & reporting, financial analysis, operational guidance• Sell-side: Preparation of investment memorandums, facilitating due diligence and investor communication Achievements • Led a secondary transaction in a portfolio company achieving a 25% premium over the purchase price• Financial and operational analysis has led to the development of new policies, procedures and strategic goals in portfolio companies, including the development of more sophisticated financial models to be adopted by the companies Show less

• Senior Associate

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2018

  • As an integral member of the Knowledge Office, I work with a team to prepare quarterly investor reports, track fund performance, develop and validate valuation models, assist in the due diligence of new investments, analyze potential business prospects, develop investment pipeline, and assist with investor relations. • As Kandeo’s first ESG Coordinator, I monitor ESG performance on a fund and portfolio company level, lead the social and environmental due diligence process in new investments, create the annual Impact Report, and develop new initiatives in portfolio companies aimed at generating social and environmental impacts while driving bottom line performance. Show less



Bogota Business English

• Corporate English Teacher

  • Feb 2014 - Sep 2014

  Teach business English courses to a variety of professionals in Bogota. Teach business English courses to a variety of professionals in Bogota.



York International School

• Sri Lanka

• Teacher

  • 2012 - 2013

  I was a class teacher and oral teacher at an international kindergarten in Hong Kong. As I teach levels K1-K3, I work with a broad range of English levels. I teach the K1 children basic phonics and vocabulary and I prepare the older students for the Cambridge exams. I work with IPA and grammar daily. I left the position to explore South America, learn Spanish, and explore new career opportunities. I was a class teacher and oral teacher at an international kindergarten in Hong Kong. As I teach levels K1-K3, I work with a broad range of English levels. I teach the K1 children basic phonics and vocabulary and I prepare the older students for the Cambridge exams. I work with IPA and grammar daily. I left the position to explore South America, learn Spanish, and explore new career opportunities.



Happy Marian International Kindergarten

• Teacher

  • 2011 - 2012

  I was a full time class teacher at an international kindergarten in central Shanghai. I taught a class of 18, mostly local, children ages 3-4 years old. I was with the children all day and my responsibilities included planning and teaching classes as well as assisting the children with their daily needs. I taught a variety of subjects including English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, and Crafts. I was a full time class teacher at an international kindergarten in central Shanghai. I taught a class of 18, mostly local, children ages 3-4 years old. I was with the children all day and my responsibilities included planning and teaching classes as well as assisting the children with their daily needs. I taught a variety of subjects including English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, and Crafts.



Belmont Park

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Director

  • 2010 - 2011

  -Managed all group events for a small-medium sized, historical, beachfront amusement park -Responsible for coordinating group events, prospecting new clients, and achieving sales targets -Worked closely with management on new marketing and promotional activities -Doubled group sales my last two months of employment -Managed all group events for a small-medium sized, historical, beachfront amusement park -Responsible for coordinating group events, prospecting new clients, and achieving sales targets -Worked closely with management on new marketing and promotional activities -Doubled group sales my last two months of employment



Boomers Family Fun Center

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales & Marketing Manager

  • 2010 - 2010

  -Managed all group events for a small-medium sized amusement park -Responsible for coordinating group events, prospecting new clients, and achieving sales targets -Managed social media for the park -Worked closely with regional marketing team for regional marketing activities -Managed all group events for a small-medium sized amusement park -Responsible for coordinating group events, prospecting new clients, and achieving sales targets -Managed social media for the park -Worked closely with regional marketing team for regional marketing activities



Graduate Marketing, Inc.

• Advertising Coordinator

  • 2009 - 2009

  -Sales internship during university -Sold advertising for a university centered marketing program -Wholly responsible for completion of the program. Successfully achieved the sales goal and coordination of final product -Offered a full-time, regional positional with the company after completion -Sales internship during university -Sold advertising for a university centered marketing program -Wholly responsible for completion of the program. Successfully achieved the sales goal and coordination of final product -Offered a full-time, regional positional with the company after completion