Lumni’s Founders:

Felipe Vergara (Founder and CEO, Lumni Inc)
Founder of four companies in the education and finance industries. ex-consultant from Mc Kinsey & Company in New York and Paris. Has taught at the Wharton School of Business, at the MBA IP program of Adolfo Ib·Òez University in Chile and the University of Los Andes in Colombia. Obtained a MBA from The Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the University of Los Andes in Colombia. Elected as an Ashoka Social Investment Fellow in July 2006.

Miguel Palacios (Founder and Director, Lumni Inc)
Doctoral candidate in Finance from the University of California, Berkeley. Batten Fellow at the Darden School of Business’ Batten Institute, University of Virginia. Author of “Investing in Human Capital” (Cambridge University Press) and of various other publications regarding education financing; has consulted for the World Bank. Obtained a MBA from Darden, a MA in Economics from The University of California, Berkeley and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Los Andes in Colombia.

Lumni’s Board of Directors:

Kimberlie Cerrone
Angel Investor based in Silicon Valley, California: has made over 60 investments in start-up companies. Liscenced Attorney from the State of California, has represented successful companies such as Yahoo!, Ariba, and Target Therapeutics.

Elizabeth O¥Halloran
Managing Director and Director of Human Capital from The Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business Administration, University of Virginia. MBA from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.

Fernando Fabre
Managing Director, Endeavor Mexico. Founder of the Capital Program from Mexico, ex-Director of the Business Accelerator An·huac. Professor at the University of An·huac del Sur. Doctoral Candidate in Economics with a specialization in Finance from the Claremont Graduate University. Masters in Economics and Finance from the Claremont Graduate University, MBA and BS from the Universidad An·huac del Sur.

Lumni’s Legal Advisors and Accountants:

Legal Advisors: Akerman Senterfitt Atorneys at Law (http://www.akerman.com)
Akerman is ranked as the best banking and finance practice in Florida. It is based in Miami and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC. The firm has 475 attorneys and consultants.

Accounting and Tax Advisors: Business Financial Consultants Inc. (http://www.bfcinc.com)
BFC is a CPA firm providing financial services and specializing in Corporate and Personal Taxation.

Lumni Chile

Management Team, Lumni Chile

MatÌas Valdivieso (Operations Manager, Lumni Chile)
BA in Business Administration, Universidad Diego Portales

Esteban Bayor (Fund Manager, Lumni Chile)
BA in Psychology, Universidad Diego Portales.

Board of Directors, Lumni Chile

Matias Mackenna (Executive Director)
Corporate Development Officer, Masisa. MBA, Babson College. Industrial Engineer, Universidad CatÛlica de Chile.

Carlo Solari
CEO, Megeve. MBA, The Wharton School. Industrial Engineer, Universidad CatÛlica de Chile.

Manuel Jose Vial
Main Partner, Vial y Palma Abogados. Profesor, Universidad CatÛlica de Chile. Lawyer, Universidad CatÛlica de Chile.

Patricio Tapia
CFO of Antar Chile, holding company of Grupo Angellini, one of the largest Latin American Conglomerates. Civil Engineer from Universidad de Chile.

Carlos Singer
Representative Wachovia Bank in Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance, Columbia Business School..

Legal Advisors and Accountants, Lumni Chile:

Legal Advisors: Vial y Palma Abogados (http://vialypalma.cl)
Vial y Palma is a corporate law firm based in Santiago. It is one of the most traditional law firms in Chile. Manuel Jose Vial, Main partner of Vial y Palma, is Lumni Chile’s main legal advisor.

Accounting and Tax Advisors: Weiffenbach y Asociados. (http://www.wya.cl)
Weiffenbach & Asociados is an accounting, tax and and auditing firm based in Santiago.

Lumni Colombia

Management Team, Lumni Colombia

Ana MarÌa Torres (General Manager, Lumni Colombia)
Former Director of Fundraising, United Way Colombia (FundaciÛn Dividendo por Colombia). Former Assistant to the Dean, Business School of the Universidad de los Andes. BA, Business Administration, Universidad de los Andes.

Board, Lumni Colombia:

Mario Alvarodiaz
Has founded and turned around several companies in the chemical and apparel industries. Member of the Board of ANDI (Colombian National Association of Industries). Chemical Engineer, Drexel University.

Alvaro Carrizosa
Consultant to the Vice-president of Finance, Banco de Bogot·. Former professor at the University of Lincoln, UK. PhD in Management Systems and MS in Organizational Systems from the University of Lincoln; Industrial Engineer from the University of Los Andes.

Pedro Medina
Founder and Director of the Foundation, “Yo Creo en Colombia“. Founded Colombia¥s McDonald’s subsidiary in 1995. Has been a Professor of Business Administration at the University of Los Andes. Fellow of the Batten Institute at the University of Virginia. MBA, Darden. MA in Economics and History, University of Virginia.

Legal Advisors and Accountants, Lumni Colombia

Legal Advisors: Prieto Carrizosa (http://www.prietocarrizosa.com)
Prieto Carrizosa is a corporate law firm based in Bogota. It is one of the leading law firms in Colombia. Jose Antonio Lloreda, Counsel of Prieto Carrizosa, is Lumni Colombia’s main legal advisor.

Accounting and Tax Advisors: Mauricio Arias Barbosa.
Mr. Arias is an independent accountant and tax specialist. Befote becoming and independent advisor, he worked as an accountant and tax specialist at several financial institutions in Bogota.

Gloria Romero Verjel: Auditor
Ms. Romero is an independent Auditor. She is the auditor of United Way Colombia.