Board, Team & Councils

Cate Ambrose is President and Executive Director of the LAVCA. Cate is also a member of the Board of Directors for Youth INC, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of New York City’s youth….

Ivonne Cuello is Director of Business Development and Strategy at LAVCA. In this capacity she leads business initiatives, new product launches, and helps shape LAVCA’s organizational strategy…

Caitlin Mitchell is LAVCA’s Chief Communications Officer. She is responsible for working with the organization’s executive team to design and implement media relations, strategic partnerships, and communication with key constituents and members…

Julie Ruvolo is Director of Venture Capital at LAVCA where she manages venture investor relationships in Latin America and globally. In this role, she oversees venture/tech-related programs and oversees LAVCA’s tech content…

Alex Henao is responsible for managing LAVCA’s financial and Member services functions. His professional background includes experience working for publishing and asset management firms…

Francisco Vazquez Ahued is LAVCA’s director of research and economic analysis, where he leads the organization’s analytical and methodological work. Prior to LAVCA, he worked at Moody’s Investors Service, where he started…

Natalia is Associate Director of Research & Responsible Investment. In this role she supports the generation and delivery of quality research products and services to LAVCA’s Members and to the Latin America PE/VC community…

Prior to joining LAVCA, Kaela worked at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on the Events & Field Marketing team where she developed and executed client events to help drive the overall event marketing strategy for the New York Tech Banking team. Before starting …

Miguel Algarin is a Senior Research Analyst at LAVCA. In this role he supports the research department with data collection and the generation of products and services for LAVCA’s members and Latin America’s private capital community.

Catalina is a Senior Analyst for Research and Communications. In this role, Catalina is responsible for supporting the production and distribution of Latin American private investment news, data, and…

Eduardo Roman is Director of Research at LAVCA. He oversees the delivery of quality research products and services to LAVCA’s Members and to the Latin America PE/VC community…

Fabiana Cid de Andrade is a Senior Advisor to LAVCA. She is also currently Managing Director at FIRSTavenue Partners.

Juan Savino is Senior Advisor for LAVCA and helps guide the expansion of LAVCA’s research products for its members and the Latin America PE/VC community. Juan is also currently Senior Vice President at Sabertia Capital Partners.

Ksenija Jovanovic is Senior Advisor for LAVCA, where she previously held the role of Director of Business Development supporting LAVCA’s LP platform and association strategy. She is also currently Vice President, External Management for Aflac Global Investments.

With more than 10 years of experience as an active investor, advisor, and entrepreneur in Argentina and the US, Ariel Muslera is a leading figure in the Venture Capital ecosystem in Latin America…

Carlos García is the Managing Partner and Chairman of Victoria Capital Partners, a regionally dedicated private equity firm, and the successor to DLJ South American Partners…

Cate Ambrose is President and Executive Director of the LAVCA. Cate is also a member of the Board of Directors for Youth INC, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of New York City’s youth, and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee…

Fernando Borges is a Managing Director & Co-Head of the Carlyle South America Buyout group focused on private equity investment opportunities in South America. He is based in São Paulo. Prior to joining…

Ms. Flavia Buarque de Almeida serves as Vice President and Partner at Península Participações S.A. Ms. de Almeida has been responsible for the Península Participações Private Equity area since July 2013…

Alfredo Castellanos Mr. Castellanos is a Managing Partner at Glisco Partners. He has approximately 17 years of private equity experience in Mexico and Latin America…

Michael joined Actis in 2008 and currently heads the Mexico City office leading market coverage for Actis’s energy investments in Spanish-speaking Latin America and the Caribbean…

Nicolás Szekasy is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Kaszek Ventures, a Venture Capital firm focused in the technology industry in Latin America. Nicolás currently sits on the board of several…

Miguel Gutiérrez is based in Latin America and is responsible for portfolio management and development of various special situations and private equity strategies on a global basis…

Mr. Sosa del Valle is a Partner of Lexington Partners where he leads the firm’s Latin American actives and manages the Santiago office. Mr. Sosa del Valle is primarily engaged in the…

Maria C. Kozloski is Global Head and Chief Investment Officer of Private Equity Funds for the International Finance Corporation, overseeing investments in private equity funds in emerging markets…

Mauricio Salgar joined Advent International, a global private equity firm, in 2012 as Managing Director and Head of the office in Colombia. Mauricio has led several investments in Latin America including Alianza…

Rodolfo Spielmann brings almost 30 years of experience in the financial industry to his role at CPP Investment Board as Managing Director, Head of Latin America….

Philip von Mehren is a partner and the Co-Chair of Venable’s New York Corporate Group. He routinely handles cross-border and domestic acquisitions and dispositions – for strategic and financial buyers – including private equity and venture capital funds…

Piero Minardi is based in São Paulo and joined Warburg Pincus in 2014 and leads the firm’s investment efforts in Latin America. Previously, Mr. Minardi was a Partner in the Private Equity Group at Gavea Investimentos…

Luis Cervantes is a Principal and leads General Atlantic’s Mexico City office, focusing on the firm’s growth investments in Mexico and across Latin America.  Luis is a member of the Board of Directors of Clip, Grupo Axo and Laboratorios Sanfer, and previously ….

Priscila Rodrigues is a Partner at Bozano Investimentos and responsible for the consumer, retail and services practice. Prior to joining BI, she worked at Plural Capital in their private equity practice, at Bank of America Merrill Lynch…

Peter Lipson focuses on global direct co-investments as well as primary and secondary investments in Latin America. Peter serves as the Chair of the Firm’s Credit Investment Committee. He joined HarbourVest in 1997 as an…

Mr. Sosa del Valle is a vice president of Lexington primarily engaged in the evaluation of secondary purchases of non-U.S buyout, mezzanine and venture capital partnership interests…

Luis Malave is a Principal focused on Investor Relations in Latin America. He is based in Lima, Peru. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Malave was a Director of Credicorp Capital in Peru in product management for the Asset Management Group…

Philip von Mehren is a partner and the Co-Chair of Venable’s New York Corporate Group. He routinely handles cross-border and domestic acquisitions and dispositions – for strategic and financial buyers – including private equity and venture capital funds…

Andy Tsao is a Managing Director with SVB Global Private Equity Services, working with SVB’s international private equity and venture capital clients…

Alexander R. Rossi has over 24 years of private equity and investment banking experience in the U.S. and Latin America, where he has successfully completed over 50 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of US$3.5b…

Eric Acher is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Monashees+, a Brazilian Venture Capital firm that invests in early and growth stage technology companies…

Nicolás Szekasy is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Kaszek Ventures, a Venture Capital firm focused in the technology industry in Latin America. Nicolás currently sits on the board of several…

Susana Garcia Robles is Chief, Loans & Equity Operations and Gender Coordinator at IDB LAB. Since 1999, Susana Garcia-Robles has been the principal architect of IDB Lab’s seed/VC investment program as well as its…