Juan Galarza
Managing Director Juan is the Managing Director and co-founder for Softtek Innoventures. Juan brings experience in supporting and driving strategies for information technologies and telecommunications efforts in Mexico, across both private and government initiatives. Juan was instrumental in driving the ICT strategy for the World Bank in Mexico. As ICT analyst for Latin America at the World Bank , Juan designed the blueprint to support information technology companies in Mexico through the Mexican Trust Fund for IT (Prosoft). Juan also served as a partner consultant at the consulting firm GEA , heading the infrastructure projects, including information technology and telecommunications in Mexico. At the Mexican Federal Government, among others, he was appointed chief commercial officer for FONATUR (National Trust for Tourism Development), where he was responsible for driving the sales and marketing strategy and acted as the representative for the federal government in international forums concerning investment in tourism infrastructure. He received a Bachelors Degree in Economics from ITAM in Mexico, D.F. and has a masters degree in Public Administration and International Development from Columbia University, NY.