Alejandro Zapata Arango

I am a passionate entrepreneur, always challenged by social and environmental issues. Leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation recognized by World Bank, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, McKinsey & Company, International Youth Foundation and Junior Chamber International.

Cofounder and Executive Director at Portafolio Verde, a sustainability consulting company with 14 years of experience and clients and partners like Starbucks, Disney, Coca-Cola and Google. This organization operates with a Quality Management System certified by SGS under ISO 9001-V2015, and has the special consultative status of the United Nations since 2016. It is a certified B Corporation, the first GRI Organizational stakeholder in Colombia and a recognized Successful Practice for Sustaining the Future Company by the American Society for Quality – ASQ.

Environmental engineer with public mention, post graduated in Global Markets Management and certified in Executive Management. Chairman of Beatriz Londoño Foundation, which has been recognized with the prizes “El Colombiano Ejemplar” and “Fenalco Solidario”. Investment Committee Member at “Invictum Capital” and Counselor Board Member at Antioquia School of Engineering.

I highly enjoy the opportunity to help others pursue their dreams and projects. I firmly believe in the power of the families to build a better society. The biodiversity, the sea, the nature tourism and community work are some of my biggest sources of inspiration. Portafolio Verde leads the Iberoamerican Community #CicloSiete and Animal Bank.