About
Operating Partner for the Americas.
Experience
- CourseraStrategic Accounts Director and Head of Brazil - Enterprisecurrent2025 — presentWashington DC
- CourseraRegional Account Director - Government and Enterprise2023 — 2024Washington, DC
- CourseraAccount Executive2019 — 2023
- Inter-American DialogueSenior Fellow, Education Program (Non-Resident)2019 — 2021Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Omidyar NetworkIndependant Consultant2018 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Inter-American Development BankIndependant Consultant2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Teach For AllHead, Network Growth and Development, Americas2016 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Teach For AllDirector, Growth, Strategy and Development, Americas2013 — 2016
- Americas Society/Council of the AmericasDirector, Public Policy Programs2007 — 2012Greater New York City Area
- Americas QuarterlyEditor2007 — 2012Greater New York City Area
- Colombian Ministry of National EducationProject Manager2003 — 2005Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia
- Zuleta, Acosta, Suárez, Ibarra, Araque & Jaramillo AsociadosAssociate Lawyer2001 — 2002Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia
Skills & more
Spanish13Generative AI ToolsLatin America33Cloud ApplicationsAI ethicsPrompt EngineeringNew Business SalesSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Cloud ComputingData AnalysisArtificial Intelligence (AI)Account Management
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Business TransformationConsultative SellingTechnology ServicesExecutive-level CommunicationCustomer SatisfactionExecutive ManagementDigital TransformationBudgetingContract NegotiationStrategic ThinkingLeadership DevelopmentStrategic LeadershipLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish (native)
- Generative AI for Leaders — Vanderbilt University
- The AI Awakening: Implications for the Economy and Society — Stanford Online
- Introduction to Digital Transformation Part I — University of Virginia Darden School of Business
- Generative AI for Everyone — DeepLearning.AI
- Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making Specialization — Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth
- Data Foundations — Google
- Challenger Fundamentals - Core Sales Skills — Challenger
- The Future of Payment Technologies — University of Michigan
- Design Thinking for Innovation — University of Virginia Darden School of Business
- What is Data Science — IBM
From Mateo's professional profile.
Colleagues at Appian Education Ventures
Alejandra Vargas
Executive Assistant at Appian Education Ventures
Felipe Arango
Principal at Appian Education Ventures
Laura Cepeda
Partner at Appian Education Ventures
Luis García de Brigard
Founder & Managing Partner at Appian Education Ventures
Satoshi Mitsuishi
Operating Partner – East Asia at Appian Education Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mateo Samper?
- Operating Partner for the Americas.
- Where does Mateo Samper work?
- Mateo Samper is Operating Partner – Americas at Appian Education Ventures.
- Where did Mateo Samper go to school?
- Mateo Samper studied at New York University (Masters Degree, Public Policy and Economic Development -- Latin American Studies); Universidad de Los Andes (Lawyer (JD equivalent), Tax and International Business Law).
Same school
Also attended New York University385
Jonathan RossFounder of Groq; inventor of Google's TPU — now at NvidiaGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCAnkita TiwariPrograms Manager at StartX
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Also attended Universidad de Los Andes85
Daniel Porras ReyesAssociate at Flybridge Capital PartnersJuan Pablo SoulierPartner at Prelude VenturesCarlos GarcíaVenture Partner at NazcaAlexander Joël-CarbonellInvestor at HV CapitalJulián MeloInvestor at Roble VenturesFelipe MejiaInvestor / Principal at Ardent Venture
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Shared employers
Also worked at Coursera27
Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniJessica NealOperating Partner at TCVJulia StiglitzPreviously Partner, GSV Ventures at GSV VenturesSourabh BajajEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalRob HutterFounder, Managing Partner at Learn CapitalAndrew NgManaging General Partner at AI Fund
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Also worked at Omidyar Network40
Nadia DugalGeneral Counsel at Congruent VenturesPaula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURESShripriya MaheshGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesSara EshelmanGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesJalak JobanputraFounder and Managing Partner at Future Perfect VenturesAmeya UpadhyayGeneral Partner at Flourish Ventures
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Also worked at Inter-American Development Bank24
Gabriela ChaláCommunications at BuenTrip VenturesPatricio AznarPartner at NazcaFederico GaliziaIFC Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at International Finance CorporationMauro YovanePartner at Axon Partners GroupAdriana SamanManaging Director at Clocktower VenturesMeri HellerantaPartner at Courage Ventures Funds
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