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Mike ZakunlockedSantiago: together at Cornell (2007)
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×7Santiago: together at Techstars
Santiago: together at Universidad de Los Andes
About
Santiago Barrera is the CEO and Co-Founder of Aerialoop and previously served as a Senior Director at Virgin Galactic. Trained as an aerospace engineer, he holds a Master in Management and MicroMasters credentials in Political Studies and Economics. He has more than ten years of entrepreneurial experience in Colombia, including founding companies in the renewable energy and biomedical engineering sectors.
Co-Founder & COO at Aerialoop
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Pedro MenesesCo-Founder & CEO
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Andreas AntenerCo-Founder & CTO
Experience
- AerialoopChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentLATAM
- AerialoopChief Operating Officer2022 — 2025LATAM
- AerialoopAdvisory Board2020 — 2021
- Mebi Metrologia BiomedicaBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- Mebi Metrologia BiomedicaGeneral Manager / Founder2010 — 2017Colombia
- TeralAdvisory Boardcurrent2024 — presentMedellín, Antioquia, Colombia
- Grupo PlenitudInvestor Plenitud Digital Branchcurrent2024 — present
- Assure For LifeInvestor Assure for Life Digital Branchcurrent2024 — presentMiami
- Virgin GalacticSr. Director, IT Program Management Office2020 — 2022United States
- Virgin GalacticSr. Director of Business Operations2019 — 2020Mojave, California, United States
- Virgin GalacticManager, Special Projects2018 — 2019
- Virgin GalacticSystem Engineer2017 — 2018Mojave, California
- Creatti LabsConsulting COO2015 — 2016Colombia
- HybrytecAdministrative Manager / Founder2008 — 2010Colombia
- Piper AircraftAsistant Manager Aircraft Certification2006 — 2008Vero Beach
- B/E AerospaceCertification Project Engineer2004 — 2006Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
Skills & more
Executive AdvisoryBoard Advisory ServicesStatistical Data AnalysisBusiness Strategy5Sales Management2Product Development1Marketing Strategy1Project Management1ERP1Business Planning5AerospaceProgram Management
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Start-upsProject PlanningContinuous ImprovementOperations ManagementBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipBusiness Process ImprovementCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategic PlanningNegotiationTeam LeadershipMicrosoft OfficeLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Santiago Barrera?
- Santiago Barrera is the CEO and Co-Founder of Aerialoop and previously served as a Senior Director at Virgin Galactic. Trained as an aerospace engineer, he holds a Master in Management and MicroMasters credentials in Political Studies and Economics. He has more than ten years of entrepreneurial experience in Colombia, including founding companies in the renewable energy and biomedical engineering sectors.
- Where does Santiago Barrera work?
- Santiago Barrera is Co-Founder & COO of Aerialoop.
- What companies did Santiago Barrera found?
- Santiago Barrera founded Aerialoop.
- Where did Santiago Barrera go to school?
- Santiago Barrera studied at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Master's degree, Business Administration and Management); Universidad de Los Andes (Postgraduate degree in Economics, Economics); Universidad EAFIT (Postgraduate degree in Political Studies, Political Studies).
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Also worked at Virgin Galactic9
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