Manolo Paez

Manolo is the Senior Director of Fellowship and Expansion at The Global Good Fund (GGF), organization that amplifies the impact of young social entrepreneurs worldwide through investment in leadership development. Before being part of GGF, Manolo worked in Business Development in Latin and North America, focusing on Entrepreneurship, Market Analysis and Strategy. This allowed him to start his experience as lecturer in academic and business environments, and as evaluator of venture investment.

Manolo is an entrepreneur and has started several companies in several parts of the world. He was Colombia’s representative for 2 consecutive years (2009-2010) at the summit of the “Society for Entrepreneurship in Latin America” at Stanford University (California). He also worked as consultant for the International Labour Organization (ILO), in areas of youth employment and entrepreneurship. Manolo is an economist and MSc candidate in Economics from Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. Project Manager certified by Georgetown University.