Josh Jones-Dilworth

Josh is a marketer, entrepreneur, and media professional driven by a passion for ensuring that good ideas and endeavors receive the attention they deserve. With a diverse background, he has founded six companies spanning film production to pharmaceutical research and development. He actively invests in and advises startups in cutting-edge fields such as AI, robotics,…

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Tim Nikolaev

Tim grew up in Moscow, Russia and lived through the transition from communism to democracy. He made his first profit at age 10 by washing cars. When he was 16, Tim moved from Moscow to a small town in Kansas and later on studied mathematics, where he built his sales career. With the goal of…

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Chris Coggin

After graduating from the Acton School of Business in 2011, Chris served as vice president of Thelese Management for seven years and is now company president. Through more than fifty transactions, he has learned the importance of making evidence-based investment decisions based on real-world metrics. Unlike many finance professionals who rely solely on complex financial…

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Jamie Mathews

Jamie Mathews began his journey at the Acton School of Business, Austin, Texas in 2004. He has cofounded and is a mentor for Explore Austin, a nonprofit dedicated to mentoring and building leadership skills in young boys and girls through outdoor adventures. As an owner and principal, Jamie has also achieved remarkable success in real…

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Byron Ernesto Chavarría Ericastilla

Byron began his journey at Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala, where he completed a degree in Marketing/International Commerce. Ten years later, Byron became an Acton MBA student, where he finished his entrepreneurial studies, later going on became a student advisor and faculty member. His highly competitive personality and passion for marketing and sales has led…

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José Ignacio Asturias Wer

José Ignacio is a passionate professional, committed to solid values with fourteen years of experience in the management/commercial area of companies focused on architecture, automotive, telecommunications, and distribution; with a focus on consolidating high performance teams, aligned to company profitability. As the general manager of ADECO, S.A. and using his skills in the planning and…

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Alfonso Benjamín Gadala-María Valiente

Alfonso is an investor and esteemed professor at the UFM Acton MBA. He is a distinguished professional with over twenty-eight years of experience at ExxonMobil, where he has held various management positions in sales, operations, and finance, both locally and internationally. As a member of the strategic planning group at a global level and, with…

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Pablo Alejandro Galindo Asensio

Pablo Galindo Asensio is a businessman and lifelong learner. He has more than ten years of experience in creating and growing companies. Partner at Gea Capital (2021), an early stage VC Fund focused on investing in technology-enabled businesses that can disrupt existing industries. Pablo is the founder and general manager of Advanced Management School (2018),…

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Lorena María Arathoon

Lorena is a visionary cofounder and marketing strategist who has made significant contributions to the healthy products market. Her entrepreneurial spirit and keen insights have propelled the success of Tasu Chips & Healthy Living, the company she cofounded. Lorena’s ability to identify market opportunities and drive strategic growth has enabled the expansion of her business…

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Simon Dahl Junker

Simon is the executive chairman of Networks Ventures, a consortium of enterprises operating in the technology and media sectors that specialize in expediting the expansion of rapidly growing SaaS companies, such as Kahoot.com, Actimo.com, and Plecto.com in the United States and Latin America. He is also a managing partner of Latam at PodX in Stockholm,…

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