About us

Juan Carlos Eichholz

Partner

Senior partner at CLA Consulting. Senior management consultant with extensive business experience throughout Latin America. Columnist at El Mercurio, international lecturer and member of the Young Global Leaders Network of the World Economic Forum. Professor of post-graduate studies at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Business School and founding director of the Adaptive Leadership Center. Degree in Law, Universidad Católica de Chile with an MA in Public Policy and post-graduate studies in Leadership at Harvard University. Author of the book Adaptive Capacity, published in the United States, which deals with the “what, how and why” of organizational changes.

Stefan Reich

Partner

Business consultant in the fields of management leadership, organizational development and change management. Stefan has worked as a consultant and professor in the USA, Chile and Peru, among other countries, both in the public and private sector. Member of the Executive Committee of Enseña Perú, an NGO that focuses on improving the quality of education for Peruvian youth. In 2013, Stefan received an Eisenhower Fellowship awarded to emerging leaders worldwide. Stefan is the Director of the Adaptive Leadership Center of Peru and professor of postgraduate studies at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. He has a BA in History and Psychology from Alfred University, a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, specializing in Leadership. He received a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is a Postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard University School of Medicine, Cambridge Hospital.

Luis Ernesto Araújo

Partner

He has been a consultant for organizations in the private, public, and social sectors. He specializes in leadership development for senior managers and in accompanying organizational evolution processes.
He has been a consultant to organizations in the banking, energy, infrastructure, food, agricultural, retail and hotel industries, among others.
Luis Ernesto is a lecturer and visiting professor of the Executive MBAs of Westfield Business School and Sergio Arboleda University.
He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and is a Mason Fellow of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, where he was later an assistant professor to Dr. Ronald Heifetz.
Luis Ernesto is a law gradutate from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá and holds a Master’s degree in Political Action and Citizen Participation from the Rey Juan Carlos and Francisco de Vitoria Universities, and The Madrid Bar Association (ICAM).
He has served as an advisor to the Presidency of the Republic of Colombia, as Executive President of Tourism of Cartagena de Indias, as Minister Counselor at the Embassy of Colombia in Washington and as Secretary-General of Cartagena City Hall.

Esteban Betancur

Partner

Consultant for CLA Consulting and co-founder of CLA Colombia.

Esteban is currently the President and founding partner of Escuela de Ingeniería in Antioquia with Specialism in Marketing from CESA – Bogota and a Master’s Degree in administration from the recognized ISEAD University. He has worked in multinationals such as Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola (Paris) and Airbus (Toulouse). Esteban has taken leadership courses in Babson College in Boston and in Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

Cameron Bowles

Partner

Originally from Australia, Cameron has experience in private sector, civil society and government sectors. His last role was with AusAID, as the Regional Director of the Pacific Leadership Program, based in Suva. This role included working with target countries, supporting leadership actions to address key development issues. Prior to 2007 Cameron’s work focused on Africa and the Middle East, mostly based from Ireland and England. He was CEO of an Education NGO based in London, Director of an Irish NGO and a board member of selected large and small organizations. Cameron has a Master’s in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Economics and has completed a range of executive and strategic leadership programs.

Francisca Echeverría

Partner

Organizational Coach Degree with Strategic Leadership studies and certified in Integrated Marketing by Adolfo Ibáñez University.
Francisca is a consultant with experience in Organizational and Executive Development. Great experience in leading innovation projects for distribution channels marketing strategies, and human resources, among others.
Francisca has more than 10 years of experience in intangible-producing industries, in commercial and marketing areas. Due to her trajectory, she was given the opportunity to participate in the Developing Junior Talent Program AIG, Seul, Korea.
Francisca has a degree in Commercial Engineering from Universidad de Chile.

Alexandra Montenegro

Partner

Extensive experience in Adaptive Leadership Consultancy, training and teaching.
Communication consultant. Ontological coach. More than 20 years of professional work in systemic human communication including extensive experience in corporate, intercultural, inter and intra-personal communication. Expert in designing and conducting learning and leadership programs in organizations and social systems undergoing change. Proven capacity to resolve communication issues involving teamwork, client services, professional organizations, educational institutions, and social systems. Incorporates in her work linguistic, physiological and emotional facets of communication. Professional experience in Chile, the United States and South Pacific. Degrees in Journalism (B.A.) and Communications Theory (M.A.). Fluent in Spanish and English, and intermediate knowledge of Italian.

Carolina Yachan

Partner

Experience in interventions in leadership, teamwork, human resources management, and skill training, both in the design of programs and in their implementation. More than 10 years of experience in executive and organizational development, specializing in change management processes, organizational culture, inclusion and diversity, and human capital, including design and implementation of innovation strategies and programs, internal communications, team strengthening, work environment, and talent retention programs, with an emphasis on retail, mining and energy industries. Carola has a degree in Psychology from Universidad Central in Chile, she has a Family Mediator certification from the Carlos Casanueva Institute, and holds a Master’s degree in Development and Organizational Behavior from Diego Portales University. She is certified in Human Resources Management, graduated in Innovation Management and certified in Strategic Leadership by the University Adolfo Ibáñez.

Gregorio Etcheverry

Partner

With extensive experience in change management in NGOs, educational institutions and the private sector. Professor of post-graduate studies at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Business School. Gregorio has a Degree in Law from Universidad Católica de Chile and an MA in Management and Organizational Analysis, Warwick University, England.

Diego Barroilhet

Partner

With extensive experience in organizational culture, internal processes, organizational climate, change management and corporate communication. Former Manager of Business Processes and Manager of Organizational Culture at Kimberly-Clark, #1 Great Place to Work 2011. BA in Business from Universidad de los Andes and MSc in Corporate Communications from Northwestern University.

Paula Figari

Partner

Extensive experience as a coach and consultant for senior executives and organizations undergoing change processes, and in designing and implementing cultural change processes and skills development in adaptive leadership. Paula has a degree in Psychology from Universidad Gabriela Mistral, and an MA in Psychotherapy from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. She is a strategic systemic psychology specialist trained at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California. Paula is a Newfield Network Certified Ontological Coach with NLP coaching certification from International Coaching Community (ICC).

Anne Bayly

Manager Peru

Associate consultant at Apoyo Consultoría, consultant at IPAE for CADE, Administration Manager at the Instituto Apoyo y Comunicación Corporativa, and Senior Partner at HiCue Speakers Peru, the largest speakers’ bureau in Latin America. Anne has a degree in Fisheries Engineering from Universidad Agraria La Molina, and an MBA from INCAE Business School, Costa Rica (1998-2000) where she graduated with honors and specialized in Sustainable Development. She studied Strategic Leadership at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and was General Manager at Seminarium Perú.

Andrés Gebauer

General Manager

General Manager and Consultant at CLA Consulting Chile. Extensive experience in strategic alignment, generation of positioning and branding products. Expert in negotiation, design of commercial and communication strategies, with experience in implementing campaigns and promotional actions in more than 17 countries on 5 continents. He has held leadership positions in the public and private sectors. As well as as a university professor for more than 4 years at the Universidad del Desarrollo.

Lina Echavarría

Manager Colombia

Management and financial experience in organisations from different sectors. Lina was the planning director of one of the main fashion retail groups in Colombia for 10 years. She is currently the General Manager of CLA Consulting Colombia and Director of the Development Unit of Prestigio Formación Ejecutiva.
She has a degree in Administrative Engineering, a Master’s degree in Marketing from Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid and an MBA from the IESE Business School, where she graduated with honors in 2009.

Diego Rodríguez

Associate consultant

Master’s in Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, where he worked as a Teaching Fellow with professors Ronald Heifetz and Robert Kegan. Diego specializes in the areas of adaptive leadership and adult development and is certified to administer the Subject-Object Interview, Kegan and Lahey’s developmental instrument aimed at measuring and supporting epistemological development in adulthood. Professionally, Diego worked for six years with Outward Bound Canada and Outward Bound Mexico where he instructed leadership programs for marginalized groups and executive teams. He has also worked on numerous development projects in Latin America and Canada. Diego is a certified Executive Coach with Royal Roads University and the International Coach Federation. He is currently a professor in the Department of Leadership at Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile, and a consultant with CLA Consulting.

Ignacio Martín M.

Associate consultant

Ignacio has held senior management positions in telecommunications companies as a consultant to Latin American governments and has had close ties with international foundations involved in sustainable development. Professor of post-graduate studies at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Business School. He has an MSc in Engineering and Telecommunications from Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany; an Executive MBA from Instituto de Empresa, Spain; a degree in NGO Management from UNED; and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University where he received the Don K. Price Award for Academic Excellence, Community Service and Leadership Potential. He is also a Newfield Network Certified Ontological Coach.

Yirka Panizo

Associate consultant

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist of the School of Centro de Psicoterapia Psicoanalítica of Lima. Coach certified by the International Coaching Community of London. Bachelor in Law and Political Science at the Universidad de Lima. Studies in Strategic Leadership at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. Consultant at CLA Consulting. Director of Experiential Workshops at the School of Centro de Psicoterapia Psicoanalítica. Member of the academic staff of CHOPIN – Shopper Unconscious. Part of the teaching staff of the Faculty of Business Sciences of the Universidad del Pacífico for the course “Strategic Leadership”. Lecturer at the Graduate School of Universidad del Pacífico. Consultant of the Center for Leadership and Adaptation – CLA.

Manuel Jose Pau

Associate consultant

Experience in strategic definitions with an impact on organizational culture. Manuel José has held senior management positions in the public and private sectors, having advised national and foreign companies on business and legal management. He has been a researcher at study centers on regulatory issues and a legislative advisor, having focused on institutional designs. He is an undergraduate professor of the Leadership course and has participated as a co-teacher of the Strategic Leadership MBA and Executive Diploma courses at Adolfo Ibáñez University. Manuel José has a law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA) with a mention in Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), in London, United Kingdom.

Bárbara Castro

Associate consultant

With experience in the banking sector, she has held senior management positions in entities belonging to the financial and microfinance industry, such as the BBVA Group, Grupo FMBBVA and Intercorp. She has worked as a legal consultant in various Peruvian law firms providing advice on financial regulation and supervision of banks and microfinance entities, as well as in the design and evaluation of investment projects. Teaching staff in the Strategic Leadership course of the Post-Graduate School of the Universidad de Pacífico and the Faculty of Administration of the Universidad de Pacífico. Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE) and Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez of Chile, where she was awarded for academic excellence (High Honor). Lawyer graduated with honors from the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Peru with specialization studies in Corporate Finance and Microfinance from the Universidad de Pacífico. Executive Coach certified by TISOC – The International School of Coaching.

Paula Gómez

Associate consultant

Consultant in strategic management and quality of work life with extensive experience in training and development of skills and abilities for leadership, high performance teams, effective communication and wellness management. Postgraduate teacher at Universidad del Desarrollo. Clinical Psychologist from Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, specialist in Brief Psychotherapy. Master in Organizational from Universidad del Desarrollo.

María Paz Rencoret

Associate consultant

Former Executive Director of Fundación Trascender, the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Strategic Leadership Center, and the Center for Adaptive Leadership. María Paz has also taught undergraduate-level Leadership courses at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and lead workshops for women and practitioners in the field of education. She is a Primary School teacher with a degree in Education from Universidad Católica de Chile and is a Newfield Network Certified Ontological Coach.

Sergio Piña

Associate consultant

With extensive experience as a trainer in communication, oral expression, argumentation and negotiating skills. Debate trainer certified by the World Debate Institute – University of Vermont. Actor and graduate of Aesthetics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with studies in Strategic Leadership at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Verónica Vargas

Associate consultant

More than 14 years of industry and academic experience as a consultant, lecturer and researcher in talent management, human capital development, and strategic planning in both corporate, small business and government organizations. Holds a B.A. in Psycology, Universidad de Lima, Peru; and a M.A. Population and Development, London School of Economics, UK. Speaks Spanish, English and conversational German.

Claudia Zapico

Associate consultant

Specialized in senior management executive coaching, leadership processes, team building, and organizational transformation. Experience in organizations from various industries. Integral executive coach and Leadership Professor at Adolfo Ibáñez University. Claudia has a degree in Civil Engineering Informatics from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María and a degree in Psychology from Universidad del Desarrollo.

Tereza Belkova

Associate consultant

Tereza has worked as a consultant, modeling and researching performance behavior in teams by building variable indicators to better understand the dynamics of human interaction. She managed the performance assessment process, enhancing business skills and outcomes in several companies and senior government posts in Chile. She also worked for a period of nine years in the finance sector, in marketing, business intelligence and predictive modeling, business effectiveness, and human resources. She has designed and implemented several community development projects in Latin America. Teresa has a degree in Commercial Engineering and a PhD in Systems Engineering from the Czech University of Agriculture, Czech Republic. She also has a Graduate Diploma in Ontological Coaching and has been certified as a Senior Coach by Newfield Consulting. She studied Strategic Leadership at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and is an Ontological Coach trainer in several Newfield Consulting programs.

Cristián Irarrázaval

Associate consultant

Associate consultant for CLA Consulting Chile. Expert in Organizational Growth and Strategies. Cristian has more than 10 years of consulting experience in private companies and the public sector. He has developed Coaching and Development programs of workforce with Arauco and facilitated the process of redesigning the organizational strategy of Ultramar Senior Management. He was Head of Management Development of the Civil Service as well as CEO and Founder of an Edtech startup. Cristian has a Degree in Occupational Psychology from Universidad Católica, a Master’s degree in Public Policy from London University, and a Strategic Management Certificate from Harvard University.

Lucía Colunga

Associate consultant

10 years of experience in Marketing Strategy and Marketing Research consulting in the Nielsen Company in Argentina and Chile, supporting multinational clients of mass consumption in the development and implementation of their business strategies. Lucía is an Ontological Coach certified by Newfield Network. She is an undergraduate Leadership Lecturer at Adolfo Ibáñez University, with a degree in Marketing from Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Marcela Ferrari

Associate consultant

Great experience in the training and coaching of leadership skills, and team and personal management. She has lead, developed, and implemented courses in Management Skills Development, Organizational Culture, Change, and Transformation in various industries, with a focus in Retail, Retail Finance and Education, among others. Marcela has a Clinical Psychology degree from Universidad Católica and is an Ontological Coach certified by The Newfield Network. She has Strategic Leadership studies at Adolfo Ibañez University. She is an MBTI Certified Practitioner, certified in Positive Psychology by the Instituto Chileno de Psicología Positiva Enhancing People and as well as in Mindfulness and Welfare Practices by Adolfo Ibañez University.

Marian Alvear

Associate consultant

Experience in the design and implementation of interventions in the management and redesign of human resources, and change and transformation processes. Marian has 11 years of experience in consultancy, design, and implementation in the organizational development field, competence management models, and organizational climate and culture studies.
In the change management field, providing consultation in strategic actions, and in the organizational effectiveness field, leading processes for the design of organizational structures, management of human resource indicators, and talent retention strategies. She has a degree in psychology from Universidad Central de Chile and is certified in Human Capital Management by Adolfo Ibáñez University.

Kira Miller

Associate consultant

Ontological Coach certified by The Newfield Network, with studies in Strategic Leadership (Adolfo Ibañez University) Crossing Cultures with Competence (The Interchange Institute, USA) and in Group Relations Relations (The Tavistock Institute, UK). Experience in strategy and development of international markets and has worked in projects focused on women, interculturality, and education. Kira is a member of the faculty of many Strategic Leadership courses in Adolfo Ibañez University and Ontological Coach training in The Newfield Network. She has a law degree from Torcuato Di Tella University (Argentina).

Adriana Vásquez

Associate consultant

Executive, organizational, and team coach, with a Master’s degree’s in Organizational Conflict and Change Management from Process Work Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA. Adriana has been affiliated as a coach-consultor to several consulting, training, and coaching organisations such as the Center for Creative Leadership (USA), Targeting Results, Talento y Desarrollo, Coaching Group, Carisma, Prestigio, Credere, En Evolución (Spain), Acuity Coaching (UK). She has a degree in Management Development from Universidad de Los Andes and an Executive MBA from Sergio Arboleda University. Academic manager of the Leadership program from the CESA Postgraduate School. Associate Professor of the Externado de Colombia University’s MBA program. Founding member and member of the board of directors of the Capítulo Región Andina y Centro América of the International Coach Federation, ICF, and organizer of the first national meeting of coaches. Columnist for Cumbres CESA and El Espectador magazines. Speaker in national events and Latin American ICF Congresses in Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil.

Luis Suzuki

Associate consultant

Consultant for CLA Consulting. Great experience in local and international business strategies, Organizational Transformation, and corporate finance. Degree in Economics by Universidad del Pacífico. MBA in INCAE Business School Adolfo Ibáñez School of Management. Graduated with honors. Postgraduate studies in Piura University (Directories Specialization Program and Management Development Program) and in Universidad del Pacífico (Investment and Finance Specialization Program). Luis has worked in international consulting firms such as Arthur Andersen, Andersen Consulting and BearingPoint, and as CFO of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy and Marsh Rehder. He has been a professor of the Adaptive Strategic Leadership course in Universidad de Los Andes and currently teaches the course of Adaptability and Leadership to promote change in Pacífico Business School.

Sylvia Heraud

Associate consultant

More than 10 years of experience in Commercial and Marketing Areas in South America and Central American multinationals of mass consumption, retail and direct selling such as Procter & Gamble, Ahold, and Belcorp. Sylvia has been an Administration Manager in Circunpunto, a centre of spiritual life in Peru. She has a degree in Business Administration by Universidad de Lima, an International MBA by Universidad Latina, Costa Rica, she is an Ontological Coach certified by The Newfield Network and has strategic leadership studies in Universidad del Pacífico, Peru. She is currently an Associate consultant for CLA Peru an assistant professor in the postgraduate Strategic Leadership course at Universidad del Pacífico. She has been practicing yoga since 2011 and is a professor since 2016.

Patricia Torres

Associate consultant

Consultant at CLA Consulting. Great experience in reengineering efficiency processes in organizations, as well as in business ethics. Certified expert in Mexico (CNBV) and abroad (ACAMS) in the prevention of money laundering and the fight against terrorism financing, as well as investigations of financial crimes and fraud prevention. Patricia has served as a Compliance Officer in Mexico for the largest global money transmission company Western Union; as AML Head Hub at Citibank and as Director of Financial Investigations in Mexico for Grupo Financiero Santander. Economist at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM). Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University

Jorge Baquero

Associate consultant

Has facilitated a variety of purposeful change processes in private companies, public organizations, and local communities. He has extensive experience in team coordination, behaviour change strategies and skill development. He is a consultant for the Institute for Defense Analyzes, where he has advised different governments of the continent on issues of defense planning and efficient resource management. He has been a professor of strategic thinking at the Universidad del Rosario and of leadership at the National University of Colombia. He is an economist from the National University of Colombia, with a Master’s degree in Human Geography from the Universidad de los Andes.

Francisca Echavarría

Associate consultant

Organizational Coach Degree with Strategic Leadership studies and certified in Integrated Marketing by Adolfo Ibáñez University.
Francisca is a consultant with experience in Organizational and Executive Development. Great experience in leading innovation projects for distribution channels marketing strategies, and human resources, among others.
Francisca has more than 10 years of experience in intangible-producing industries, in commercial and marketing areas. Due to her trajectory, she was given the opportunity to participate in the Developing Junior Talent Program AIG, Seul, Korea.
Francisca has a degree in Commercial Engineering from Universidad de Chile.

Daniel López

Associate consultant

Educator, consultant and lecturer in strategy, leadership and change management. He has set up and accompanied companies in Colombia and Latin America. He is currently a professor of the leadership, ethics and change management course at CESA. He designed and facilitated the social dialog process for the Colombian national government of 2019 and 2020 as a moderator of the youth and regional boards, and was nominated for best University Teaching category in the Portfolio Awards 2019 in Colombia.

Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics from the Universidad de los Andes. He has taken the Executive Certificate in Transformational Leadership course in Georgetown and the Transformative Business Leadership Program with Harvard professor Ronald Heifetz. A Liderazgo por Bogotá grantee by Universidad de los Andes, Probogotá, Fundación Liderazgo y Democracia that choose 35 candidates with the potential to transfom Bogotá.

Javiera Aguirre

Associate consultant

Andrea Martínez

Affiliate consultant

Affiliate consultant for CLA Consulting. Magister in Business Administration (MBA) by Audencia Business School, France. Andrea has a degree in Commercial Engineering from Universidad de Santiago. Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF USA) specialist in online executive coaching. Training in team coaching from the organizational role analysis approach by Universidad de Chile and in Strategic Leadership by Adolfo Ibañez University. Mentor Coach for students of the Ontological Coach program of Newfield Networks Chile and professor of the Strategic Leadership course at Adolfo Ibañez University. Andrea has worked in Procter & Gamble Chile managing large accounts and as trade market leader. She was the project manager of the Habilidades Directivas program from the Industrial Engineering Department of Universidad de Chile.

Martha Montoya

Affiliate consultant

Degree in Social Communication by Javeriana University, Bogota, with Specialism in Communication Management. Marta has studied in more detail about human and development issues, with an emphasis on systemic thinking. She is a certified coach by the TEC, Monterrey. She has developed her professional life in the organizational world managing companies such as Corona and Grupo Crystal as a Human and as Communications Development Manager.

Andrea Salgado

Affiliate consultant

Andrea is a Newfield Network Certified Ontological Coach and consultant with over 12 years of experience in planning, management control and organizational change. She has a BA in Business from Universidad de Santiago, a UFRO-Wright State University MBA (Ohio, USA), and studies in Strategic Leadership at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Patricio Mansilla

Affiliate consultant

Great experience in matters of entrepreneurship and education. Patricio has worked in NGOs and the local government, focusing primarily on the area of ​​quality assurance of school education and the administration of higher education. He has been professor of the Leadership Course in Adolfo Ibañez University and Consultant at Innova Chile CORFO. He is currently a professor at the Universidad del Desarrollo and Universidad de Los Andes Business Schools. Patricio has a degree in Civil Industrial Engineering and a master’s degree in Engineering Sciences from Pontificia Universidad Católica. He is a Fulbright and Becas Chile grantee and has a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.

Alexander Grashow

Affiliate consultant

Alexander Grashow is a Senior Advisor to Cambridge Leadership Associates (CLA), an international leadership and consulting practice. Before becoming a Senior Advisor, Alexander held the position of CEO of CLA.
He is a steward of large scale business adaptation, strategist, master facilitator, speaker, and author. Alexander’s career has centered on how companies and their people can adapt and thrive together. He works with Fortune 100 companies, social entrepreneurs and disruptive businesses, and multiparty collaborations. His work creating the future of business involves discerning which of the business norms and traditions to bring forward, leadership among competing groups and interests, creating culture and bringing renewed meaning to work.
He is co-author of The Practice of Adaptive Leadership (Harvard Business Press, 2009) and Leadership in a Permanent Crisis (HBR). Alexander also serves as an Advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative, and Chair and Co-Founder of the US Africa Children’s Fellowship.
With a mix of pragmatism, stories and spirit, Alexander helps build healthy generative companies and communities. Alexander’s passion for complex problem solving comes from his work across three sectors, study of economics and fine arts and many lessons learned from his ancestors and children.

Rafael de Cárdenas

Affiliate consultant

MBA y Sloan Fellow of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Graduate in Business Administration by Universidad Autónoma, Madrid. Rafael is the founder and CEO of Hotchalk International and Chief Academic Officer in HotChalk Inc. in Silicon Valley. He has 20 years of experience in the creation, direction, and management of international companies. He was President of Innovation and Global Products and Manager for International Markets at GrupoSM, an international educational publisher, where he conducted operations in several countries. He previously founded and directed GrupoSM operations in Argentina. At the beginning of his career, Rafael worked in Arthur Andersen, auditing companies of the power sector, and founded two non-profit organizations. He teaches the Leadership and Emerging Markets course in Munich Business School. He is a member of the ASIECO Junta and a Student Advisor at MIT.

Anna Castro

Affiliate consultant

With over 10 years of experience in various fields, as a strategic consultant, entrepreneur and manager of organization and finance. She is currently a member of the Leadership Division teaching staff at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez School of Business. Anna has a Degree in Civil Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and an MBA from the ESADE Business School, Spain. She is an Ontological Coach at the Newfield Network with a Certificate in Art and Practice of Leadership from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (USA). She also studied Strategic Leadership at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Paulo Monteiro

Affiliate consultant

Human Development and Organizational Coach with an emphasis in Leadership, Communication, Culture, Change Management, Team-building, Career Management, and Self-development. Paulo has participated in projects in Brasil and Latinamerica for organisations such as Vale, Nestlé, Natura, Oi, Itaú, Icatu, JCA Holding, British Gas, Gerdau, International Paper, L’Oréal, TV Globo, Sulamérica, White Martins, and Enel Green Power, among others. Executive MBA Professor of the Getulio Vargas Foundation. He is a specialist certified in Polarity Management, a methodology used internationally for the management of polarities in individuals, and in social and organizational systems. Paulo holds a Master’s degree in Communication and Education by Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile and Universidad Autónoma in Barcelona. He obtained a degree in Philosophy by the Ateneo Regina Apostolorum in Roma, subsidiary of New York, USA. He holds a degree in communications from Pontificia Universidad Católica in Rio de Janeiro (1990). He is a Certified Coach by the Integral Coaching Canada (Foundation Module), and by the Leadership Maturity Framework (LMF), a resource used for development through levels of self-awareness. Author of the Book “A Reinvenção da Empresa: Projeto Ômega” (www.livroomega.com)

Daniela Cháves

Research and development

Educator of the Pontificia Universidad Católica and Master in Promotion of Reading and Children’s Literature from Universidad Castilla La Mancha in Spain. She is an educational consultant in several educational institutions in designing learning experiences for the development and evaluation of professional competences. She is a member of the faculty of the Faculty of Education of the University of Applied Sciences and the Cultural Center for Dynamic Education.
She has served as National Chief and has been in charge of the design of the Leadership Program of EnseñaPeru, a member of the global network Teach for All, Head of Curriculum Development and Assessment, and member of the institutional accreditation board of the University of Applied Sciences.
Member of the advisory committee of the Faculty of Education and the Group of Academic Excellence (GEA) of the UPC and mentor in EnseñaPerú.

Miguel Manzanilla

Research and development

Miguel has a degree in Systems Engineering with a major in Operations Research. Graduated from Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela with a master’s degree in Human Resource Management (Universidad Nacional Experimental Rafael Maria Baralt, Venezuela). A university professor with experience in the area of statistics and informatics for educators in the Faculty of Humanities and Education of ULA Venezuela. Data analyst and researcher of the G.R.E.C.I.A Laboratory of Pontificia Universidad Católica, where he works in the design and validation of evaluation instruments, data collection, systematization, reduction, and categorization, based on applied statistics assumptions.

Sebastián Trujillo

Research and development

Economist with 9 years of experience in the design and implementation of public policies. Sebastián has experience in economic policy and international negotiations. He was a member of the negotiating team for Colombia to become an OECD Member and has worked as Presidential Counselor for Economic Matters in Colombia. He began working as a financial consultant at Capital Advisory Partners, an Investment Banking firm in Colombia. Sebastián holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard with emphasis on adaptative leadership, through courses in this area and as an assistant professor to professors Ronald Heifetz and Farayi Chipungu. He has also been a professor of Leadership in Universidad de Los Andes. Sebastián is keen on understanding the impact of the political and economical environment to contribute to the making of decisions in public and private organizations.

Florencia Salim

Research and development

Sociologist from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Has worked in research in various academic areas, supporting the design, application and analysis of qualitative methodologies and quantitative social data. In addition to being a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses and Continuing Education in Sociology, Theology and Economics UC.

Paula Correa

Research and development

Experience in the area of organizational culture, change management, social enterprises, digital transformation, and leadership. Paula has experience as a consultant, coordinator, and assessor for different organizations. She has a degree in Sociology from Pontificia Universidad Católica, and a master’s degree in Organisational Behaviour from the London School of Economics and Political Science (London, UK). Training in Strategic Leadership in Adolfo Ibañez University and certified in Exo Foundations.

María José Quintana

Design

Designer at CLA Consulting. María José has more than 14 years of experience in corporate image and has been a part of CLA for 6 years, developing course materials, audiovisual content, and information design. She has a degree in Design from Pontificia Universidad Católica.

Sofia Munjin

Design

Designer at CLA Consulting LATAM. Extensive experience in editorial design, branding and photography. Has worked both in Chile and Australia as a freelance designer for different ventures and in companies of various fields. Designer with a major in Graphic Design from Universidad del Desarrollo.

Patricia Alarcón

Administration and finance

Head of Administration and Finance at CLA Consulting Chile. Great experience in Consulting and Service companies. She worked managing administration and finance teams for 13 years. Patricia has a degree in Business Engineering from Universidad de Talca and certification in Financial Analysis and Control from Universidad de Chile.

Litsy Verasay

Administration and finance

Executive assistant in CLA Consulting. Litsy has 10 years of experience in Business Administration in different industries such as banking, education, and technology.

María Clara Roldán

Operations manager

Experience in the finance and administrative sector in renowned companies in Colombia, Argentina, and Mexico such as KPMG, Empresas Públicas de Medellín, and Almagran. María Clara is currently the Administrative Director at CLA Consulting Colombia. She is a Certified Public Accountant by EAFIT University, with Specialism in Organizational Management.

Juan Tramolao

Operations manager

Head of Operations at CLA Consulting Chile. More than 4 years of experience in IT projects at the development and management level, as well as in systems related to customer management and business processes. Has worked as an engineer in charge of raising processes and needs, as well as a requirements and project manager.
Computer Engineer from the Metropolitan Technological University certified in SCRUM methodology and agile resources.

Melissa Yáñez

Operations manager

Operations Engineer at CLA Consulting Chile. Has worked in the human resources area as project manager, conducting follow-up meetings and obtaining requirements in conjunction with the client managers. Computer Engineer from Duoc UC.

Fernanda Sota

Operations manager

Bachelor’s degree in economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica, Perú and a master’s degree in Economics from Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona. Fernanda has worked in risk analysis at COFIDE, a second-tier bank and in BBVA in Bilbao, Madrid, Lima, and Milán. She has worked with companies in Retail and Construction.