Core team

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  Tania Rodríguez

  CEO and Partner

  CO_Systemic

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  Alberto Gómez

  CEO and Managing Partner

  CO_Capital

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  María José Céspedes

  Director

  CO_Plataforma

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  Manuel Vega

  Managing Partner

  CO_Capital

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  Anca Huzum

  Head of Finance and Operations

  CO_Systemic

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  Phil Price

  MD Direct Investments

  CO_Capital

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  Maria José Valdivia

  Vice President of Investments and Portfolio

  CO_Capital

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  Caroline Frishman

  Strategy, Comms, Growth

  CO_ Systemic

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  Sofía Camacho

  Lead Researcher

  CO_Plataforma

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  Wendy Bermúdez

  Coordination and Communication

  CO_Systemic

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  Rocío Castañeda

  Accounting manager

  CO_Systemic

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  Alan Diep

  Accounting analyst

  CO_Systemic

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  Josefina Tonelli

  Impact Analyst

  CO_Capital

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  Mariana Godin

  Finance & Operations Analyst

  CO_Capital

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  Maria Matilde Olazabal

  Director of Impact

  CO_Capital

Tania Rodríguez

CEO and Partner

CO_Systemic

Tania is the co-founder and CEO of CO_. She has 20+ years of experience in impact investing, systems change and social entrepreneurship. Tania also co-founded Sistema B Mexico, SVX Mexico, Kaya, Connovo, and Makesense Latam. She is currently a board member at Transcap Initiative, Latimpacto and Flux Financiera.

Alberto Gómez

CEO and Managing Partner

CO_Capital

Alberto has 20+ years of experience in investments and impact. Previously, he worked at Acumen, Graycliff Partners, Partners Group, The Carlyle Group, and Citi Global Markets. Alberto is a board member for multiple companies, a mentor, coach, and an Acumen advisor.

María José Céspedes

Director

CO_Plataforma

María José has + 10 years of experience in impact innovation, impact investment and entrepreneurship. She was the CPO at Latimpacto-Latin American  Investment Network for Impact and the Executive Director for Mexico and Central America at Ashoka. María José is a Member of the Board of Najil Cab and CC Espumas.

Manuel Vega

Managing Partner

CO_Capital

Manuel has 40+ years of experience in C-level leadership and fundraising. Previously, he worked at The Nature Conservancy, The Capital Group, Citibank, GBM, BNP Paribas, Ixe, Banorte, and Covaf. He is currently a Just Economy Institute Fellow and Board member of CO_Plataforma

Anca Huzum

Head of Finance and Operations

CO_Systemic

Anca has 13+ years of experience in finance, strategic consulting, and auditing. Prior to CO_, she has worked at KPMG and Deloitte  in Transaction Services, and was the Director of the Transaction Advisory Group at Alvarez & Marsal. She is a CFA Charterholder and is from Romania.

Phil Price

MD Direct Investments

CO_Capital

Phil has 15+ years of experience in VC/PE, IB, strategy consulting & entrepreneurship. Previously, he worked at Variv Capital (now Cometa), FONDESOL, Dresdner Kleinwort and Lloyds TSB. Phil is a CFA Charterholder and holds a MBA degree. He is originally from the UK.

Maria José Valdivia

Vice President of Investments and Portfolio

CO_Capital

María Jose Valdivia Cox (Cote) has 4+ years of experience in investment banking and investing at JP Morgan. She received her MBA from Columbia University. She is originally from Chile. 

Caroline Frishman

Strategy, Comms, Growth

CO_ Systemic

Caroline has 7+ years of experience in public policy and  business strategy. Before CO_ she was as the Chief of Staff to the CEO at a Y-Combinator startup, worked at a political tech firm, and was an early member on Instagram’s Public Policy team. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Public Policy.

Sofía Camacho

Lead Researcher

CO_Plataforma

Sofía has more than 10 years of experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of social and environmental projects for a diverse set of organizations internationally. She was a consultant at the United Nations and Founder Kaxan. She studied Humanities and has a Masters Degree  in Communication.

Wendy Bermúdez

Coordination and Communication

CO_Systemic

Wendy has + 6 years of experience in the execution of employment programs that target vulnerable populations. Before CO_ she worked in Colombia at the Ministry of Labor and at Fedesarrollo as a Research Assistant.

Rocío Castañeda

Accounting manager

CO_Systemic

Rocío has + 25 years of experience in the administrative and financial management of investment projects; budgeting, budget control, accounts receivable. She worked as a Finance Leader at the Mexican NGO “Yo Quiero Yo Podemos” She holds a Master’s degree in Financial Management. 

Alan Diep

Accounting analyst

CO_Systemic

Alan has 8+ years of accounting, financial and tax experience. He focuses on the automation and optimization of accounting and financial processes. He worked as a Fiscal Financial Coordinator of more than 10 companies of Cosmos Holding Group.

Josefina Tonelli

Impact Analyst

CO_Capital

Josefina has 4+ years of experience building talent & culture, with a recent transition to impact analysis. She studied investigative journalism at Diario Perfil in Argentina, and was the Talent & Culture lead at PepsiCo and Mundi. She is originally from Argentina.

Mariana Godin

Finance & Operations Analyst

CO_Capital

Mariana has + 6 years of experience in the operations and finance area. Before joining CO_, she led the operations area of ​​a hospitality company in Mexico City and worked in the management of a real estate project in Los Cabos.Mariana is an industrial engineer graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana.

Maria Matilde Olazabal

Director of Impact

CO_Capital

Maria Matilde has 25+ years of experience in international development and impact. She worked with Freedom from Hunger and Grameen, was a Just Economy Ins. Fellow, and is a board member of CO_Plataforma, Friendship Bridge, and Colegio de las Vizcainas.