Our Team

We believe in what we do with respect and through the robustness and rigor of our analysis. We are a group of professionals bringing change to make an impact for a better world. Our job is our passion.

OUR TEAM OF CONSULTANTS

Our team brings together highly qualified multicultural and multilingual professionals from a diverse array of backgrounds and nationalities. We are driven by results, and bring together experience in management, government, private companies and entrepreneurship, including knowledge transfer and facilitation. We all share the same passion for our job.

Saskia Bonnefoi

Partner, CEO

Saskia is an expert in public-private processes and has overseen our largest competitiveness programs in Latin America and Africa.

Inés Sagrario

Partner, Food Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Ines’ multi-cultural experience over the past 2 decades spans 4 continents and over 30 countries. Her main specialization is in agriculture and food-related projects, where she also has entrepreneurship experience.

Glòria Ferrer

PARTNER, COO, IMPACT INVESTMENT

Gloria’s main area of specialization is the identification of opportunities to connect vulnerable groups with global markets, fostering inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

Álvaro Díaz

Partner, Competitiveness Programs

Alvaro has over 12 years of experience in consulting, strategic planning, design of public policies and roadmaps involving different countries and sectors, both as a consultant as well as working for government.

Jordi Conejos

Partner, Public Policy Advisor

Jordi is a pioneer in applying sector-specific strategic analysis to regional innovation and industrial policies; he provides expert advice to regional and national governments in Europe, Latin America and Africa.

Elisabet Juan

Partner, Corporate Innovation

Elisabet has worked in government and corporate environments leading strategy and innovation processes in complex projects. Her experience is strengthened by her specialization in open innovation and design.

Alejandra García

Consultant, Latin America

Alejandra has worked in government and corporate environments participating in strategy and reengineering projects. Her experience includes designing and implementing economic development initiatives, logistics and supply chain management, and efficiency-oriented projects.

Andrés Cerda

Senior Consultant, Latin America and the Caribbean

After leading cluster initiatives in the Chamber of Commerce in Cartagena (Colombia), his area of expertise at Competitiveness is the design and implementation of shared value strategies.

Blanca Heredia

Financial Director

Carlos Sánchez

Senior Consultant, Europe and Central Asia

Carlos is a specialist in the design and implementation of economic development programs, with extensive experience in training on sector analysis and change management processes.

Dayana Peñaranda

Analyst

Dayana’s areas of expertise include research and analysis in Public Policies.

Gisele Boyer

Consultant, Communications and Partnerships

Gisele is an international business development professional with experience in Asia, Europe, North Africa and the Americas, focused on building partnerships with the development community and impact investors.

Hasna Skalli

Consultant North Africa

Henri Varlet

Senior Consultant, Middle East and Asia Pacífic

Henri is based in Australia and has extensive experience coordinating projects for multilaterals such as the World Bank, UNIDO or the European Commission, with ample specific experience in the energy sector.

Iván Ruiz

Consultant, Latin America

Iván has vast experience working in different government institutions in Colombia in the field of economic development. His area of expertise at Competitiveness is the design and implementation of public-private governance schemes.

Kieron Swift

Consultant & Advisor of Science, Tech and Innovation Public Policies, The Caribbean

Kieron’s expertise is science, technology and innovation, competitiveness, entrepreneurship, and information and communication technologies for development. His recent project experience covers public sector digital transformation, innovation ecosystem strengthening, agritech, blue economy strategy development & corporate venturing.

Koffi Agbotame

Agronomist and Consultant, West Africa

Madina Nurkina

Consultant and Analyst

Madina is based in Kazakhstan and has hands-on experience in implementing programs funded by both multilateral and national governments.

Mónica Barrios

Analyst

Monica’s areas of expertise include research and analysis in Latin American projects.

Oriana Mendoza

Senior Consultant Latin America and The Caribbean

After leading the Chamber of Commerce in Cauca (Colombia), she is bringing her expertise in governance of business support organizations, facilitation of public-private partnerships in regional development processes, rural entrepreneurship and income generation in vulnerable communities.

Paterne Ndjambou

Senior Consultant Africa

Paterne’s expertise ranges from strategic territorial diagnosis to the implementation of value chain development projects aiming at the structural transformation of a territory’s economy.

Smith Dossou

Consultant, West Africa

Wilford Souffrant

Consultant, The Caribbean and West Africa

Oana Stanculescu

Consultant, Europe and Middle East

Oana is based in Romania and her areas of expertise are cluster mapping, value chains, design thinking and innovation strategies.

Christina Elias

Consultant, Middle East

Christina is based in Lebanon with experience in consulting, research, and the design & implementation of strategic programs and policies across different sectors and organizations in the MENA region.

OUR NETWORK OF EXPERTS

We team up with likeminded leading international experts. Each one of them has a deep specialization whether it is by industry or geography, having worked with the best and most innovative entities in each field. They join our team to bring their state-of-the-art knowledge and vision to local ecosystems, combining global excellence with local knowledge in order to identify the best references and practices needed in each project.