About
Ignacio Tovar is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Cicada, an electronic trading platform for fixed-income emerging markets, where he works across product, technology, and market strategy. He holds FINRA SIE, Series 7, and Series 24 licenses and serves as a Supervisory Principal overseeing regulatory and compliance matters. He earned an MSc in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management from Imperial College.
Founder at Cicada
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Cicada's investors · 3
Co-founders at Cicada
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Manuel BallesterosFounder
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Javier Hernández R.Founder
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Javier Hernández RiveroFounder
Experience
- CicadaCo-CEO & Co-Foundercurrent2020 — presentCiudad de México, México
- AMITI A.C.Líder de Comité2018 — 2020Ciudad de México y alrededores, México
- Tecnológico de MonterreyHead of Design School2018 — 2020Toluca y alrededores, México
- FuturologiDirector2015 — 2019Ciudad de México y alrededores, México
- SteedPartner, Consultant2015 — 2018Ciudad de México y alrededores, México
- MicrobotiXInnovation Manager2015 — 2016Mexico City
- Ronin PRProject Manager, Chief Strategist & Storyteller2014 — 2015Mexico City
- FuckUp Nights GlobalProject Manager & Local Lead2013 — 2015Mexico City
Skills & more
Django1Microsoft Office7Node.js3Leadership1Design Thinking11Liderazgo de equipos13Planificación estratégica8Creative Strategy4Strategic Planning5Team Leadership5Liderazgo2Management3
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Strategic ForecastingProject CoordinationGestión de proyectosInnovation ManagementProject ManagementDesarrollo empresarialRelaciones públicasAdministración y dirección de empresasProduct DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentSalesPublic RelationsLanguages Chino (basic) · Español · Francés (basic) · Inglés
- Kaszek Innovation and Leadership Program — Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ignacio Tovar?
- Ignacio Tovar is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Cicada, an electronic trading platform for fixed-income emerging markets, where he works across product, technology, and market strategy. He holds FINRA SIE, Series 7, and Series 24 licenses and serves as a Supervisory Principal overseeing regulatory and compliance matters. He earned an MSc in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management from Imperial College.
- Where does Ignacio Tovar work?
- Ignacio Tovar is Founder of Cicada.
- What companies did Ignacio Tovar found?
- Ignacio Tovar founded Cicada.
- Where did Ignacio Tovar go to school?
- Ignacio Tovar studied at Imperial Business School (MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management); Tecnológico de Monterrey (Engineer's degree, Mechatronics).
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