Prior to FinConecta he worked at Citigroup for 18 years, where he led their efforts to become a global leader in the fintech industry by defining a business transformation strategy, launching the first global virtual accelerator, hosting 16 innovation programs and implementing multiple business solutions worldwide.
Jorge has also founded and led businesses in the investment, insurance, and retail industries. He is a founding member of Challenge me now a social network dedicated to personal achievement while helping charity organizations raise funds and a co-author of the Fintech Book.
Jorge holds a degree in Finance from the University of Texas, and has been recently selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur.

Mauricio has 30+ years of experience transforming organizations with the newest technologies, revolutionary processes, business capabilities, and exponential team productivity.
He has extensive experience in design, development, and implementation of global customer-centric solutions and with multicultural team leadership. His portfolio is composed by over 140 strategic initiatives at IBM, Citibank, FedEx, Shinsei Bank, Singapore Airlines, amongst others.
Mauricio holds a Computer Science degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and has been recently selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur.

Betty is a global digital transformation executive with expertise in consumer financial services/payments. Her focus is on early-stage and emerging companies driving value creation, partnerships and the path to global scaling. She most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer of Digital Payments & Labs at MasterCard. She also served as President at MasterCard Canada. Prior to that she was with Citi in Latam, the US and Asia in their consumer franchise and left Citi as Chair/CEO for Citibank Canada Inc.
Betty sits on the board of Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP), where she sits on the audit committee. She holds a Bachelor of Science from St John’s University, a CEO Certificate from the Wharton-KMA in South Korea and is a certified director from the Institute of Corporate Directors, University of Toronto.

Helena has extensive experience in the design of solutions regarding organizational culture, leadership development, employee loyalty and high performance teams in the financial industry in Latin America and the United States. At FinConecta, she leads Digital Strategy Solutions.
She has a degree in Psychology from the University of Belgrano (Argentina) and a Certification in Human Resources from Cornell University. She is also a certified Executive Coach, Agile SCRUM Master, Coach and Trainer, and has studies in MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Relief) at the University of Massachusetts.

Karina dedicated her professional life to designing and executing business in different domains.
She started her career in Marketing and PR where she led successful launches of financial products for the most important financial group in Bolivia. She then moved to an international career with Citi, heading trade finance/services for various industries. Lastly, she decided to return to the academia supporting educational programs in Colombia.
Karina is now embarking in a new venture, leveraging her knowledge and expertise now in the fascinating world of FinTech.
Karina holds a degree in Economics from Grinnell College.

Paulina brings to FinConecta over 10 years of background in the mexican financial sector, with the latter years dedicated to digital products in Fintech. Before FinConecta, Paulina served as Sr Growth Product Manager in Clip, one of the fastest growing Fintechs in Mexico, driving revenue through engagement and retention strategies. She is passionate about financial markets and trading platforms.

Paulina holds a bachelor in International Business Administration from Iberoamericana University in Mexico City, and has several certifications among them an Innovation in Products and Services certificate from the Emeritus Institute of Management, as well as other Agile Methodologies diplomas.

Byron holds an MSc in GISc from the University of Salzburg, as well as an Undergraduate Degree in both Geography & Sociology. At FinConecta, Byron is the Strategy & Development Manager, responsible for the Administration component of the Business, as well as working closely alongside the Business Development team & Senior Management to identify new opportunities & strategies for growth. He has a keen interest in Digital transformation and the far reaching changes this brings through Economic & Social Inclusion of societies in underdeveloped regions.

Alejandra is a serial entrepreneur with experience in launching and managing businesses in the franchise, textile and communication industries. Alejandra worked at Citibank Bolivia in the corporate banking and trade funding departments. Prior to joining Citi, she was an economic analyst in Provida Funding Pension Agency in Chile and an economic research analyst in the Central Bank of Bolivia. Alejandra holds a degree in economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has a Master’s degree in Macroeconomics from the same university.

José Luis has developed most of his professional life in the area of finances. He began his career in the audit team of PW., continuing as Loans Officer for Banco Mercantil. Subsequently, he made his way through the Securities Market for BISA Agente de Bolsa and completing the financial spectrum he worked at BancoSOL in the commercial area. He also carried out consulting activities in Microfinance and Financial Planning. Additionally, he led startups technology and construction businesses. Now he embarks on a new direction focusing on the digital transformation of Financial Institutions from FinConecta as Digital Transformation Manager.
José Luis attended Business School in UMSA in La Paz, Bolivia.

Ara Sadiq is the Business Development Lead for Africa at Finconecta. Prior to this, she worked in one of Nigeria’s largest commercial banks in customer service, retail and corporate client management and credit risk management. She acquired her MBA degree from Lagos Business School and Master of Advanced Management degree from Yale School of Management. While there, she led several stakeholder gatherings and executed research projects in innovation and digital finance. Ara is excited about the transformation of financial services and the possibilities that come with it.

Andrea Rodriguez graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelors of Business Administration specialized in Marketing. Before FinConecta Andrea worked in digital marketing learning about ad space and working with different digital products pioneering the market. Andrea has always had an interest in entrepreneurship searching for interesting and new partnerships to bring products to market. She lived most of her life between Mexico and the United States and speaks fluent English and Spanish.

Juan Pablo holds a BSC in Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University with a minor in economics. He spent two years working in sales at a Television Network in Bolivia and then as a consultant for administration and logistics in a non-profit organization. Juan Pablo’s career path changed in orientation to his minor, joining FinConecta in 2020 and is currently coursing a Banking and Finance Graduate Diploma. He speaks Spanish, English and German.

Adrián studied Business Economics in the Torcuato Di Tella University in Buenos Aires. When he
graduated, he was hired by Ernst & Young in the same city as a Tax Analyst. After two years he came back to his native country, Bolivia, and worked at Sinchi Wayra (Minning company, subsidiary of Glencore) for almost five years as a Management Control Specialist. In 2018 his career path changed when he decided to study web development. He completed the Full Stack Web Development course at Wyncode Acadamy in Miami and was hired at
FinConecta in 2019 as a Software Engineer.
Besides web development and economics, Adrián has a background in Finance, Marketing and
Design. He speaks Spanish, English and German.

IT Professional with over 25 years of experience in software development and over 18 years of experience in Project and Team Management working for Citibank. Leading eDelivery Project and Mobile Banking Project for several countries in Latin American. Skilled in Banking, Oracle Database, MongoDB, WebSphere MQ, Java, .Net, Agile Methodologies, Mobile applications development (iOS, Android) and Full Stack Developer.

18 years of experience in IT developing and implementing digital solutions. Worked at Citibank for 9 years as a project manager, leading global digital projects for 30+ countries across several regions including Asia-Pacific, Europe, LATAM and North America. Before Citibank, Abel worked as an IT consultant for IBM, Santander Group, Ford Motor Company, Prodigy Network, and others.

17 years of experienced Software Engineer with strong skills on designing, implementing and adapting digital solutions. He is well-versed in full stack development and has extensive experience in multiple frameworks. Hernan spent 10 years at Citibank as Engineer as well as Lead Software Engineer working on Citibank Online platform for Latin America and Mexico supporting millions of users. He led the Product development team for eDelivery platform being the Global standard Electronic Delivery solution across 46 countries.

19+ years of experience as IT professional with a degree in Finance and Investments, and a minor in Psychology. He has nineteen years of IT experience and with fourteen years of hands-on experience in Corporate Finance and Brokerage business at companies such as Muriel Siebert & Co. Inc. in addition too smaller private start ups and individual clients. A versatile, results-driven and innovative IT consultant with a proven track record of working closely with top management, operations departments and regulatory compliance to develop applications, improve security and performance as well as reduce overall costs by improving workflows and operations. Andrey leverages diverse expertise in multiple coding languages across a wide range of platforms, has a passion for automation, the options market, and is fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Manuela holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management with a concentration in Small Business and Entrepreneurship and a minor in Marketing from the University of Arkansas. She has previously worked at the University of Arkansas Library and interned at Logistics Services Panama (LSP) in Panama City, Panama. Manuela also finished her studies in classical ballet to become a professional dancer.
She is passionate about digital transformation and financial inclusion in the financial industry.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing (Cum Laude) from Bentley University and has taken design and marketing courses at Scuola Lorenzo di Medici, Florence and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She considers herself to be a highly dedicated individual that constantly seeks opportunities to learn and grow.
Prior to joining the FinConecta team, Michelle worked at the Beber Silverstein Group in Miami, Florida. She then moved to Bogotá, Colombia where she set up her own children’s swimwear company: Bellebanana Swimwear, a great chance to exploit her creative and business skills as an entrepreneur.

A compulsive innovator with a quick mind, Valentina develops in the area of Graphic Design identifying opportunities and taking them beyond their limits.
Valentina holds a degree in Graphic Design from the Design Institute of Caracas (Caracas, Venezuela), and keeps updating and promoting her knowledge in a self-taught way.

Betty is a global digital transformation executive with expertise in consumer financial services/payments. Her focus is on early-stage and emerging companies driving value creation, partnerships and the path to global scaling. She most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer of Digital Payments & Labs at MasterCard. She also served as President at MasterCard Canada. Prior to that she was with Citi in Latam, the US and Asia in their consumer franchise and left Citi as Chair/CEO for Citibank Canada Inc.
Betty sits on the board of Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP), where she sits on the audit committee. She holds a Bachelor of Science from St John’s University, a CEO Certificate from the Wharton-KMA in South Korea and is a certified director from the Institute of Corporate Directors, University of Toronto.

Jim Cowles served as Chief Executive Officer - Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) of Citigroup Inc. Prior to assuming that position, Jim was Chief Operating Officer for EMEA and Head of Western Europe at Citi. He has also served as Head of Markets for Citi in EMEA, Global Head of Equities and Global Head of Equity Capital Markets (new-issue product). Jim joined Smith Barney in 1979. Other previous roles have included: Head of Equities (EMEA), Deputy Head of Investment Banking, Head of Real Estate Investment Banking and Commercial Mortgage Trading, Head of Debt Capital Markets and Head of Direct Investments. Jim graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Denison University in 1977 with a B.A. in economics. Mr. Cowles graduated with an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1979.

Prior to FinConecta he worked at Citigroup for 18 years, where he led their efforts to become a global leader in the fintech industry by defining a business transformation strategy, launching the first global virtual accelerator, hosting 16 innovation programs and implementing multiple business solutions worldwide.
Jorge has also founded and led businesses in the investment, insurance, and retail industries. He is a founding member of Challenge me now a social network dedicated to personal achievement while helping charity organizations raise funds and a co-author of the Fintech Book.
Jorge holds a degree in Finance from the University of Texas, and has been recently selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur.

Mauricio has 30+ years of experience transforming organizations with the newest technologies, revolutionary processes, business capabilities, and exponential team productivity.
He has extensive experience in design, development, and implementation of global customer-centric solutions and with multicultural team leadership. His portfolio is composed by over 140 strategic initiatives at IBM, Citibank, FedEx, Shinsei Bank, Singapore Airlines, amongst others.
Mauricio holds a Computer Science degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and has been recently selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur.