Luis Fernando Ramírez
Co-Founder & President
Luis Fernando Ramírez is, Co-Founder, President, Investments Committee Member and Board Member at YELLOWSTONE. Mr. Ramirez has over +35 years of professional experience in finance, Investment banking, real estate investments and M&A. He has led transactions for top Latin-American companies and senior experience in public sector administration. He was Minister of Defense from 1999 to 2001; Minister of Labor from 1992 to 1994; Vice Minister of Finance and Public Credit and General Director of the Colombian Tax Authority (DIAN). He has served as Chairman of the board of directors of Ecopetrol, Colombia’s largest oil & gas company, board member at Grupo Aval, one of Colombia’s largest financial conglomerates, and board member of the Development Bank of Latin America, CAF, among others.
Luis Fernando Ramirez is a Public Accountant from Tadeo University in Bogota, where he was also awarded as Doctor Honoris Causa in Accounting Sciences and he is a Fellow of the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in Boston.
Luis Fernando Ramírez
Co-Founder & President
Luis Fernando Ramírez is, Co-Founder, President, Investments Committee Member and Board Member at YELLOWSTONE. Mr. Ramirez has over +35 years of professional experience in finance, Investment banking, real estate investments and M&A. He has led transactions for top Latin-American companies and senior experience in public sector administration. He was Minister of Defense from 1999 to 2001; Minister of Labor from 1992 to 1994; Vice Minister of Finance and Public Credit and General Director of the Colombian Tax Authority (DIAN). He has served as Chairman of the board of directors of Ecopetrol, Colombia’s largest oil & gas company, board member at Grupo Aval, one of Colombia’s largest financial conglomerates, and board member of the Development Bank of Latin America, CAF, among others.
Luis Fernando Ramirez is a Public Accountant from Tadeo University in Bogota, where he was also awarded as Doctor Honoris Causa in Accounting Sciences and he is a Fellow of the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in Boston.
Co-Founder & President
Juan Carlos Moreno
Co-Founder & CIO
Juan Carlos Moreno is Co-Founder & CIO and Investment Committee Member at YELLOWSTONE, responsible for executing the firms business plan and overseeing all aspects of deal-making, portfolio oversight, pipeline development, and accountable for leadership of the team. Juan Carlos has +12 years of professional experience in Private Equity and Real Estate Investments. Between 2013-2018, he led all aspects of corporate M&A, investment strategy, capital markets, and deal-making for AMARILO, where he has been a board member since 2008. Between 2008 and 2012 he worked as a Private Equity Associate at MAS Equity Partners, a pioneer Private Equity Firm in the Andean Region, actively participating in capital raising, sourcing, structuring, negotiation, investment, and divestment of private equity transactions, and portfolio company oversight in the Andean region in the hospitality, entertainment, agribusiness and financial services industries.
Juan Carlos served in the Colombian Military as an Infantryman between 2002 and 2003, where he actively participated in desert operations in the Middle-Eastern Sinai Peninsula, and earned a medal of honor. He obtained a full-time MBA from IE Business School in Madrid, and a BSc in Industrial Engineering with minor in Mathematical Finance from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.
Juan Carlos Moreno
Co-Founder & CIO
Juan Carlos Moreno is Co-Founder & CIO and Investment Committee Member at YELLOWSTONE, responsible for executing the firms business plan and overseeing all aspects of deal-making, portfolio oversight, pipeline development, and accountable for leadership of the team. Juan Carlos has +12 years of professional experience in Private Equity and Real Estate Investments. Between 2013-2018, he led all aspects of corporate M&A, investment strategy, capital markets, and deal-making for AMARILO, where he has been a board member since 2008. Between 2008 and 2012 he worked as a Private Equity Associate at MAS Equity Partners, a pioneer Private Equity Firm in the Andean Region, actively participating in capital raising, sourcing, structuring, negotiation, investment, and divestment of private equity transactions, and portfolio company oversight in the Andean region in the hospitality, entertainment, agribusiness and financial services industries.
Juan Carlos served in the Colombian Military as an Infantryman between 2002 and 2003, where he actively participated in desert operations in the Middle-Eastern Sinai Peninsula, and earned a medal of honor. He obtained a full-time MBA from IE Business School in Madrid, and a BSc in Industrial Engineering with minor in Mathematical Finance from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.
Co-Founder & CIO
Paul Stockamore
Managing Partner & CIO, US Region
Paul Stockamore is a demonstrated expert in real estate finance and fund management with an expansive network of institutional, Agency & Government lending partners. Mr. Stockamore has over 18 years of continuous real estate housing experience served in a variety of leadership roles. Prior to joining YCP, Mr. Stockamore as a founding member of LendingHome, the largest residential bridge lender in the United States during which he established multiple funding channels for the firms $6 billion in loan origination, including, 18 institutional whole loan purchase agreement, 7 securitizations, and 2 private credit funds. At Lending Home, he founded LH Capital Management, an SEC registered investment advisor with over $600MM deployed in residential bridge loans.
Prior to LendingHome, Mr. Stockamore spent 13 years in the institutional debt capital markets at leading global investment managers including Fortress Investment Group, Nomura, and Bear Stearns. During this time, he acquired over $1B of residential non-performing loans, launched New Residential Investment Corp (NYSE: NRZ), a $3B publicly traded mortgage REIT and led the acquisition and turnaround of Centex Homes’ lending platform (Nationstar Mortgage dba Mr. Cooper) into one of the nation’s largest non-bank mortgage servicer.
Paul Stockamore
Managing Partner & CIO, US Region
Paul Stockamore is a demonstrated expert in real estate finance and fund management with an expansive network of institutional, Agency & Government lending partners. Mr. Stockamore has over 18 years of continuous real estate housing experience served in a variety of leadership roles. Prior to joining YCP, Mr. Stockamore as a founding member of LendingHome, the largest residential bridge lender in the United States during which he established multiple funding channels for the firms $6 billion in loan origination, including, 18 institutional whole loan purchase agreement, 7 securitizations, and 2 private credit funds. At Lending Home, he founded LH Capital Management, an SEC registered investment advisor with over $600MM deployed in residential bridge loans.
Prior to LendingHome, Mr. Stockamore spent 13 years in the institutional debt capital markets at leading global investment managers including Fortress Investment Group, Nomura, and Bear Stearns. During this time, he acquired over $1B of residential non-performing loans, launched New Residential Investment Corp (NYSE: NRZ), a $3B publicly traded mortgage REIT and led the acquisition and turnaround of Centex Homes’ lending platform (Nationstar Mortgage dba Mr. Cooper) into one of the nation’s largest non-bank mortgage servicer.
Managing Partner & CIO, US Region
Julio Ortiz
Managing Director Strategy
Julio Ortiz is Vice-President Strategy at YELLOWSTONE, advising and leading the structuring, negotiation, and execution of Real Estate investments and all strategic legal aspects. Mr. Ortiz has 14+ years of professional experience specialized in Real Estate deal-making, M&A, Corporate Law and Strategy. He was General Counsel at AMARILO GROUP for 5+ years, leading the structuring and execution of Real Estate investments, and actively involved in the company’s inorganic growth strategy by sourcing and executing deals at the corporate holding level and providing strategic counsel. He was previously Corporate Director at Conconcreto, a leading Colombian Real Estate and Infrastructure development company, leading the company’s IPO process and growth strategy. He also worked for 5+ years as an Associate at Brigard & Urrutia, a top-tier Colombia-based law firm.
Julio earned his Law degree and a post-graduate degree in Corporate Finance from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.”
Julio Ortiz
Managing Director Strategy
Julio Ortiz is Vice-President Strategy at YELLOWSTONE, advising and leading the structuring, negotiation, and execution of Real Estate investments and all strategic legal aspects. Mr. Ortiz has 14+ years of professional experience specialized in Real Estate deal-making, M&A, Corporate Law and Strategy. He was General Counsel at AMARILO GROUP for 5+ years, leading the structuring and execution of Real Estate investments, and actively involved in the company’s inorganic growth strategy by sourcing and executing deals at the corporate holding level and providing strategic counsel. He was previously Corporate Director at Conconcreto, a leading Colombian Real Estate and Infrastructure development company, leading the company’s IPO process and growth strategy. He also worked for 5+ years as an Associate at Brigard & Urrutia, a top-tier Colombia-based law firm.
Julio earned his Law degree and a post-graduate degree in Corporate Finance from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.”
Managing Director Strategy
JP Ackerman
Managing Director – Head of Partnerships
JP Ackerman is a proven expert in for-rent and for-sale execution throughout the multifamily and single-family space with emphasis on ground up construction. During his 10 years in homebuilding at PulteGroup, he was involved in the sale of over 20,000 homes & acquisition of more than 15,000 lots throughout the Western US, including the acquisition of Centex Homes. This includes bringing over 50 communities to market, where he was involved in site planning, positioning, pricing and architecture.
In addition to his time in homebuilding, Mr. Ackerman spent 9 years in technology and venture capital with 5 years in leadership at HouseCanary, an Executive in Residence at Data Collective Venture Capital and as a product manager at Hewlett Packard. He also serves as an advisor and director at several early-stage organizations in the real estate space. He has partnered with many rental operators, large scale home aggregation platforms and with institutional investors to help scale their platforms.”
JP Ackerman
Managing Director – Head of Partnerships
JP Ackerman is a proven expert in for-rent and for-sale execution throughout the multifamily and single-family space with emphasis on ground up construction. During his 10 years in homebuilding at PulteGroup, he was involved in the sale of over 20,000 homes & acquisition of more than 15,000 lots throughout the Western US, including the acquisition of Centex Homes. This includes bringing over 50 communities to market, where he was involved in site planning, positioning, pricing and architecture.
In addition to his time in homebuilding, Mr. Ackerman spent 9 years in technology and venture capital with 5 years in leadership at HouseCanary, an Executive in Residence at Data Collective Venture Capital and as a product manager at Hewlett Packard. He also serves as an advisor and director at several early-stage organizations in the real estate space. He has partnered with many rental operators, large scale home aggregation platforms and with institutional investors to help scale their platforms.”
Managing Director - Head of Partnerships
Guillermo Vallejo
Senior Vice-President
Guillermo has over 11 years of experience in real estate private equity, private equity, and investment banking in the US and Latin America. Prior to joining Yellowstone, Guillermo was a director at Grupo Pegasus, a Latin America focused investment firm established in 2000. During his time at Grupo Pegasus, Guillermo invested in and managed real estate platforms in a variety of classes including senior living, hospitality, and retail. Before joining Grupo Pegasus, Guillermo was an associate in the investments team at Equity International, Sam Zell’s growth markets focused investment firm. While at Equity International, Guillermo was involved in a number of investments in industrial/logistics real estate, self-storage, and telecom infrastructure platforms, and actively underwrote investments in multifamily and for sale residential portfolios, among others.
Guillermo started his career at Estrategias Corporativas, a leading Colombian boutique investment bank focused on M&A advisory where he was involved in landmark transactions, and was also a summer associate in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs in New York. Guillermo obtained a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Guillermo Vallejo
Senior Vice-President
Guillermo has over 11 years of experience in real estate private equity, private equity, and investment banking in the US and Latin America. Prior to joining Yellowstone, Guillermo was a director at Grupo Pegasus, a Latin America focused investment firm established in 2000. During his time at Grupo Pegasus, Guillermo invested in and managed real estate platforms in a variety of classes including senior living, hospitality, and retail. Before joining Grupo Pegasus, Guillermo was an associate in the investments team at Equity International, Sam Zell’s growth markets focused investment firm. While at Equity International, Guillermo was involved in a number of investments in industrial/logistics real estate, self-storage, and telecom infrastructure platforms, and actively underwrote investments in multifamily and for sale residential portfolios, among others.
Guillermo started his career at Estrategias Corporativas, a leading Colombian boutique investment bank focused on M&A advisory where he was involved in landmark transactions, and was also a summer associate in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs in New York. Guillermo obtained a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Senior Vice-President
Adriana Duque
Director Finance & Administrative
Adriana Duque is Director Finance & Administrative at YELLOWSTONE, leading both, the firm’s and the Fund´s finance and administrative processes. She is the main point of contact with the Fund´s administrator operator and actively supports the Strategic & Legal and Investment teams guarantying that all the processes can developed under market’s high standards. Adriana has 8+ years of professional experience in finance and investment management administration.
She was previously an Associate of the Private Wealth Management division at Citibank and previously worked at Grupo Sala as an Analyst. Adriana is an Industrial Engineer from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota and earned an M.B.A. from the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil.
Adriana Duque
Director Finance & Administrative
Adriana Duque is Director Finance & Administrative at YELLOWSTONE, leading both, the firm’s and the Fund´s finance and administrative processes. She is the main point of contact with the Fund´s administrator operator and actively supports the Strategic, Business Development and Investment teams guarantying that all the processes can developed under market’s high standards. Adriana has 8+ years of professional experience in finance and investment management administration.
She was previously an Associate of the Private Wealth Management division at Citibank and previously worked at Grupo Sala as an Analyst. Adriana is an Industrial Engineer from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota and earned an M.B.A. from the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil.
Director Finance & Administrative
Ricardo Boada
Director Business Development
Ricardo Boada is the Director Business Development at Yellowstone. He supports the the CIO and the President’s activities. He is also responsible for the analysis and exploration of new strategic opportunities and joint ventures for Yellowstone, as well as supporting deal negotiation for the Funds’ new investments and initiatives. He has 9 years of professional experience specialized in areas as project management, financial planning, finance modeling as well as the relationship with the investors and transaction negotiations. He has work in recognized Private Equity Funds as Ashmore CAF-AM Management Company y Nexus Capital Partners.
Ricardo earned dual degrees in Economics and Industrial Engineering from los Andes University and a Master’s degree in Economics and Management from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Ricardo Boada
Director Business Development
Ricardo Boada is the Director Business Development at Yellowstone. He supports the the CIO and the President’s activities. He is also responsible for the analysis and exploration of new strategic opportunities and joint ventures for Yellowstone, as well as supporting deal negotiation for the Funds’ new investments and initiatives. He has 9 years of professional experience specialized in areas as project management, financial planning, finance modeling as well as the relationship with the investors and transaction negotiations. He has work in recognized Private Equity Funds as Ashmore CAF-AM Management Company y Nexus Capital Partners.
Ricardo earned dual degrees in Economics and Industrial Engineering from los Andes University and a Master’s degree in Economics and Management from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Director Business Development
Julián Graciano
Director Legal Counsel
Julian Graciano is Legal Director at YELLOWSTONE and has 8+ years of professional experience in M&A and Corporate Law. He was legal director at a project company that was structuring a large-scale energy project, leading the structuring of all material investment agreements. He also worked for 6 years at Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas, a top tier law firm based in Colombia.
Julián earned his Law degree from Universidad del Rosario and his post-graduate degree in taxation from Universidad de los Andes.
Julián Graciano
Director Legal Counsel
Julian Graciano is Legal Director at YELLOWSTONE and has 8+ years of professional experience in M&A and Corporate Law. He was legal director at a project company that was structuring a large-scale energy project, leading the structuring of all material investment agreements. He also worked for 6 years at Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas, a top tier law firm based in Colombia.
Julián earned his Law degree from Universidad del Rosario and his post-graduate degree in taxation from Universidad de los Andes.
Director Legal Counsel
Jake Perkins
Senior Associate
Jake Perkins is a business operations specialist with experience establishing and scaling companies across multiple industries. He has 6+ years of experience enabling growth in sectors including real estate, non-profits, last-mile logistics, food innovation, healthcare technology, and micro-mobility transportation. Mr. Perkins spent 2 years as an analyst at LendingHome, where he facilitated secondary market loan sale transactions on the Capital Markets team and helped build the business’s operational infrastructure to scale loan originations as one of the organization’s first loan processors.
Jake received his BA in Government with a minor in Public Policy from Dartmouth College.
Jake Perkins
Senior Associate
Jake Perkins is a business operations specialist with experience establishing and scaling companies across multiple industries. He has 6+ years of experience enabling growth in sectors including real estate, non-profits, last-mile logistics, food innovation, healthcare technology, and micro-mobility transportation. Mr. Perkins spent 2 years as an analyst at LendingHome, where he facilitated secondary market loan sale transactions on the Capital Markets team and helped build the business’s operational infrastructure to scale loan originations as one of the organization’s first loan processors.
Jake received his BA in Government with a minor in Public Policy from Dartmouth College.
Senior Associate
Laura Bermúdez Duchamp
Manager of Investor Development
Laura Bermúdez Duchamp is the Manager of Investor Development at Yellowstone US. She actively supports the managing partner and CIO of YCP-US. She manages fund raising and investor relations and supports the review of investment opportunities. She has 3+ years of professional experience leading projects of diverse scale and use, spanning across educational, single family and office space in companies such as Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá and Camilo Santamaría Urbansimo.
Laura received her BA in Architecture with a minor in Business at Universidad de los Andes, and is a Masters Candidate in Real Estate at Harvard University, where she serves as the Media Director for the Harvard Real Estate Development Club.”.
Laura Bermúdez Duchamp
Manager of Investor Development
Laura Bermúdez Duchamp is the Manager of Investor Development at Yellowstone US. She actively supports the managing partner and CIO of YCP-US. She manages fund raising and investor relations and supports the review of investment opportunities. She has 3+ years of professional experience leading projects of diverse scale and use, spanning across educational, single family and office space in companies such as Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá and Camilo Santamaría Urbansimo.
Laura received her BA in Architecture with a minor in Business at Universidad de los Andes, and is a Masters Candidate in Real Estate at Harvard University, where she serves as the Media Director for the Harvard Real Estate Development Club.”.
Manager of Investor Development
Juan Guillermo Guzmán
Manager Investments
Juan Guillermo Guzmán is the Manager Mixed-Use Investments. He supports the Vice-President Investment Management and CIO activities. He is also responsible for controlling and monitoring both Class A – Mixed Use Core Retail and Class B – Large Scale Residential investment strategies. He has +8 years of professional experience specialized in financial, investments and project management areas. He has developed his professional career in the construction industry in companies such as Ospinas and Apiros and in the Oil & Gas industry in companies such as SNC-LAVALIN ITANSUCA.
Juan Guillermo is an Industrial Engineer of Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá with a Master´s Degree in Finance and a Financial Master’s Degree from the same university.
Juan Guillermo Guzmán
Manager Investments
Juan Guillermo Guzmán is the Manager Mixed-Use Investments. He supports the Vice-President Investment Management and CIO activities. He is also responsible for controlling and monitoring both Class A – Mixed Use Core Retail and Class B – Large Scale Residential investment strategies. He has +8 years of professional experience specialized in financial, investments and project management areas. He has developed his professional career in the construction industry in companies such as Ospinas and Apiros and in the Oil & Gas industry in companies such as SNC-LAVALIN ITANSUCA.
Juan Guillermo is an Industrial Engineer of Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá with a Master´s Degree in Finance and a Financial Master’s Degree from the same university.
Manager Investments
Maria Valencia
Analyst Investments
María Valencia is Analyst Investments Management at YELLOWSTONE. She supports the Residential Investments Director, VP Investments and CIO activities. She is also responsible for controlling and monitoring of Class B – Large Scale Residential investment strategies. She has 1 year of professional experience as investment analyst in a Real Estate Investment Fund specialized in financial planning, corporate finance and finance modeling.
María is an Industrial Engineer from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá.
Maria Valencia
Analyst investments
María Valencia is Analyst Investments Management at YELLOWSTONE. She supports the Residential Investments Director, VP Investments and CIO activities. She is also responsible for controlling and monitoring of Class B – Large Scale Residential investment strategies. She has 1 year of professional experience as investment analyst in a Real Estate Investment Fund specialized in financial planning, corporate finance and finance modeling.
María is an Industrial Engineer from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá.
Analyst investments
Daniela Gutiérrez
Analyst Finance & Administrative
Daniela Gutiérrez is Analyst Finance & Administrative at YELLOWSTONE. She actively supports the Manager Finance & Administrative in the firm’s and the Fund´s finance and administrative processes, and the Legal, Business Develpment and Investment teams guarantying that all the processes can developed under market’s high standards. She has 1 years of professional experience as a project analyst in Atanor specialized in financial and strategy planning, financial modeling and monitoring Budget for Small and medium enterprises, and after, as a Product Analyst in Scotiabank Colpatria.
Daniela has a professional degree in Finance and international trade from Universidad del Rosario.
Daniela Gutiérrez
Analyst Finance & Administrative
Daniela Gutiérrez is Analyst Finance & Administrative at YELLOWSTONE. She actively supports the Manager Finance & Administrative in the firm’s and the Fund´s finance and administrative processes, and the Legal, Business Develpment and Investment teams guarantying that all the processes can developed under market’s high standards. She has 1 years of professional experience as a project analyst in Atanor specialized in financial and strategy planning, financial modeling and monitoring Budget for Small and medium enterprises, and after, as a Product Analyst in Scotiabank Colpatria.
Daniela has a professional degree in Finance and international trade from Universidad del Rosario.
Analyst Finance & Administrative
Antonnia Bickenbach
Analyst Business Development
Antonnia Bickenbach is a Business Development Analyst. She actively supports the director of business development in the analysis and exploration of new strategic opportunities and joint ventures. She is also responsible for assisting the CIO in fundraising and operations in the US fund.
Antonnia received her BA in economics and in political science with a minor in finance from Vanderbilt University.
Antonnia Bickenbach
Analyst Business Development
Antonnia Bickenbach is a Business Development Analyst. She actively supports the director of business development in the analysis and exploration of new strategic opportunities and joint ventures. She is also responsible for assisting the CIO in fundraising and operations in the US fund.
Antonnia received her BA in economics and in political science with a minor in finance from Vanderbilt University.
Analyst Business Development
Roberto Moreno
Investments Committee Member
Roberto Moreno is Co-Founder and President CEO at AMARILO GROUP, the leading Real Estate group in Colombia and one of the top-25 leading companies in Colombia. Mr. Moreno has 35+ years of experience in entrepreneurship, business leadership, and real estate development and investment in Colombia and the United States. Before starting-up AMARILO in 1993 he worked for 12+ years in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA for ANDES Realty and as Project Manager for MORCON Construction.
For the past 5 years he has been ranked by MERCO amongst the top-100 most influential and respected business leaders in Colombia. Mr. Moreno was born in Philadelphia, PA and studied at the University of Florida in Gainesville where he obtained degrees in Engineering Science & Economics and Building Construction & General Contracting.
Investments Committee Member
Eduardo Pizano
Investments Committe Member
Eduardo Pizano has 35+ years of professional experience in the public and private sector. He is currently the Dean of Universidad de los Andes School of Government and previously the President of the Colombian Association of Natural Gas – NATURGAS – since 2009. He is an independent consultant and as such has advised international and local companies including Cemex, Holcim, Carbones del Cerrejón, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Catagena, and ETB. In the public sector he was Minister of Economic Development, General Secretary of the Colombian President and Senator. He is the representative in Colombia of Andean Strategic Consultants Corp.
Eduardo Pizano studied Law at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, and has a M.P.A. from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Investments Committee Member
Juan Guillermo Serna
Investments Committe Member
Juan Guillermo Serna has 35+ years of professional experience in the public and private sector across multiple industries. He was formerly VP of Finance for Corona Group, one the leading industrial conglomerates in Colombia, and CEO of Terpel, one of the largest distributors of Oil & Gas products in Colombia. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Avianca Holdings, Oleoductos de Colombia (OCENSA S.A), Inversiones GLP, Plexa S.A and he is a member of the editorial counsel for the Colombian business journal Dinero.
Juan Guillermo Serna studied Business Administration and Economics at Universidad Nacional de Colombia where he also earned a Master’s degree in Economics. He also obtained a degree for participating in the advanced program for organizational presidents at Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.
Investments Committee Member
Juan Guillermo Serna
Investments Committe Member
Juan Guillermo Serna has 35+ years of professional experience in the public and private sector across multiple industries. He was formerly VP of Finance for Corona Group, one the leading industrial conglomerates in Colombia, and CEO of Terpel, one of the largest distributors of Oil & Gas products in Colombia. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Avianca Holdings, Oleoductos de Colombia (OCENSA S.A), Inversiones GLP, Plexa S.A and he is a member of the editorial counsel for the Colombian business journal Dinero.
Juan Guillermo Serna studied Business Administration and Economics at Universidad Nacional de Colombia where he also earned a Master’s degree in Economics. He also obtained a degree for participating in the advanced program for organizational presidents at Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.
Investments Committee Member
Carlos Quintero
Investments Committe Member
Carlos Quintero has 35+ years of professional experience. He served as the CFO of Bavaria S.A. and Valores Bavaria S.A. one of the largest economic groups in Colombia dedicated mainly to beverages and investments. He was the President of Corredores Asociados, one of the biggest capital markets companies in Colombia. He has belonged to several boards of directors of important companies such as: Bavaria S.A., Bancoldex, Colseguros S.A, Propilco S.A, La Previsora Compañía de Seguros Generales S.A., Acerías Paz del Rio S.A amongst others.
Carlos Quintero studied Economics at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá.
Investments Committee Member
Aura Hurtado
Senior Advisor
Aura Hurtado is Vice-president and Corporate CFO at AMARILO GROUP since 2004. Mrs. Hurtado has over 35+ years of experience in corporate finance, senior management, and real estate. She pioneered the inception of the AMARILO GROUP Holding Company and heads all aspects of the Group’s corporate business plan and overall capital growth strategy. She currently leads a team of seasoned professionals that support the CFOs and financial leadership in operating companies in deal-making, capital investment insight, financial controlling, and tax advisory. Previously, she was head of financial operations at CONCONCRETO, the largest infrastructure developer in Colombia, where she successfully led a turnaround and financial restructuring process during the Colombian housing crisis.
Aura Hurtado studied Business Administration and earned degrees in advanced Finance at EAFIT University in Medellin.
Senior Advisor
Jaime Bermúdez
Senior Advisor
Jaime Bermúdez has 30+ years of professional experience in the public and private sector. For the last eight years he has served as President of MBA-Lazard Colombia, a leading global investment bank. In the public sector Mr. Bermudez served as advisor to the President, advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombian ambassador to Argentina, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has also served on the boards of directors of “Colombia es Pasión”, Proexport, Suramericana Investments and Technoquimicas and has authored and published two books: Colombia-Venezuela, a new bilateral structure and The Audacity of Power.
Jaime Bermudez studied law at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá and has a Ph.D in political sciences and a minor in public opinion from Oxford University.
Senior Advisor
Carlos Pizano
Senior Advisor
Carlos Pizano is an organizational consultant and entrepreneur with 40+ years of professional experience. In Mr. Pizano’s extensive consulting experience he has worked in the financial services, insurance, retail, legal, real estate, utility, infrastructure and automobile, agriculture, manufacturing, health care and non-profit sectors. He has served as the financial Vice President and Operations Vice President of the largest manufacturer of wood laminates in Colombia, and as Advisor to the President of Avianca. Mr. Pizano has served on boards of directors including Amarilo, Bio D, Cimento, Colpatria, Contract, Diseño Urbano, Editorial El Globo, Mineros de Antioquia, Mundial de Seguros and others. He has a passion and talent for effecting transformational change in the way that organizations are managed, mentoring of high impact entrepreneurs, and coaching boards of directors.
Carlos Pizano studied Mechanical Engineering and has a Master in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston.
Senior Advisor