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Alvaro Rodriguez

Investor

Co-founder and Managing Partner at IGNIA · Managing Partner at IGNIA Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Álvaro Rodríguez is Founding Managing Partner of IGNIA, a Mexico-based venture capital firm investing in technology entrepreneurs addressing emerging middle-class needs across Latin America. He is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School teaching MBA and Executive Education programs in entrepreneurship and financial inclusion, and has spent over three decades in financial inclusion work, including as Chairman of Compartamos Banco (Gentera) and Accion International. He has held executive positions at NYSE-listed companies including Vitro, Farmacias Benavides, and Grupo Elektra, and serves on the boards of the Social Progress Index, ITAM Epic Lab for Entrepreneurship, and Oxford University's Saïd Business School Global Council.

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Experience

  1. Berkshire SchoolMember Board of Trusteescurrent2025 — presentSheffield, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Fellowcurrent2025 — present
  3. Harvard Business SchoolInvited Lecturer2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Fellow2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Harvard Business SchoolSenior Lecturer2022 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Harvard Business SchoolLatin America Advisory Board2016 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Fellow2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Harvard Business SchoolVisiting Executive2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  9. AvivaBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  10. FairgenBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  11. UpliftedBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  12. PolarooBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  13. UnDosTresBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  14. AbraBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  15. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordGlobal Leadership Councilcurrent2016 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
  16. GenteraExecutive Strategic Advisorcurrent2015 — presentMexico City, Mexico
  17. GenteraVice Chairman2013 — 2015
  18. GenteraChairman of the Board2009 — 2013
  19. GenteraBoard Member2002 — 2009Mexico City, Mexico
  20. EPIC Lab ITAMFounding Board Membercurrent2013 — presentMexico City, Mexico

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Finance1993 — 1995
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessYGL Module2016
  3. Harvard Kennedy SchoolYoung Global Leaders Program, Leadership2008
  4. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de MéxicoEconomics, Economics1985 — 1990
  5. Harvard Business SchoolCompeting in the Age of AI Program, Artificial Intelligence2025
  6. Harvard Business SchoolBoard Leadership Workshop, Boards2011
  7. MIT Sloan School of ManagementExecutive Program, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy2020

Skills & more

Management20Negotiation10Team Leadership5Leadership35Strategic Planning29Strategy23Latin America23Business Analysis7Business Planning18Business Development12Business Strategy57Corporate Finance17
+12 moreDue DiligenceEmerging MarketsEntrepreneurshipFinanceFinancial AnalysisFinancial ServicesFinancial StructuringFundraisingImpact InvestingInvestmentsManagement ConsultingManagerial Finance
  • Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy — MIT Sloan School of Management

From Alvaro's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,141 more

Also attended Harvard Kennedy School169

Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesGayatri SarkarFounder and CEO at Advaita CapitalSteve SargeantSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsRobert SiglerSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJustin FreehVenture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors

+ 163 more

Also attended Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México57

Pauline BleuseSenior Associate at Marlin Equity PartnersMatthew McCooeChief Executive Officer at Connecticut InnovationsJaime ZunzuneguiPartner at NazcaRoberto CharvelInvestor at MatterScale VenturesFelipe DuarteInvestor at MatterScale VenturesEmilio MontemayorInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

+ 51 more

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

+ 404 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Accion39

Madeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauVikas RajCo-Founder & Managing Partner at ResilienceVCTahira DosaniCo-Founder & Managing Partner at ResilienceVCNathan KrishnamurthyPartner, Investments at Capital One VenturesMonica Brand EngelManaging Partner at Quona CapitalJonathan WhittleManaging Partner at Quona Capital

+ 33 more

Also worked at Virket Group1

Christine KennaPartner at IGNIA

Deals · 1

Grupo RegaliiBoard seat

via IGNIA Partners · filed Jan 2019 · $2.7M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at IGNIA

Alejandro Ventimilla
Office Administrator at IGNIA
Alvaro Rodríguez
Co-founder and Managing Partner at IGNIA
Álvaro Rodríguez
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at IGNIA
Arturo Quiroga
Associate at IGNIA
Christine Kenna
Partner at IGNIA
Cristina Fernández
Controller at IGNIA
Cristina Fernández Lozano
Chief Financial Officer at IGNIA
Cristina Santisteban
Associate at IGNIA

Network8

Bart StephensScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Blockchain Capital
Fabio DutraScout
Managing Partner at Parallax Ventures
Francisco SchulerScout
Scout at Wayra
Gareth JonesScout
Managing Partner at FinTech Collective
Diego Serebrisky
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Dalus Capital
Fabrice Serfati
Partner at IGNIA
Lars Jornow
Partner at EQT Ventures
Michael Chu
Co-founder and Partner Emeritus at IGNIA

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