Daniel Andrade
Daniel Andrade
President

Mr. Daniel Andrade is the founder of the Progress Foundation [Fundacion Progreso] and currently presides over its Board of Directors.

Day to day he acts as principal executive and director in charge of the constructions of Bolivia’s first Impact Investment fund – the Progress Fund, [Fondo Progreso].

Mr. Andrade has previously worked in United Nations in New York & acted as consultant to several American and European NGOs. He recently accepted a prestigious teaching position in Universidad Católica’s postgraduate program of Public Management and Policy, where he is currently teaching ‘Strategy in Public Policy’.

He holds a BA in International Affairs and Political Science from Northeastern University, MA - postgraduate studies in negotiation and diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – in Tufts University & he received a Masters in the field of Public Administration from the prestigious SPIA department in the University of Georgia.

He is keenly interested in impact investment, social entrepreneurship, and initiatives for the BoP, social responsibility, development and inclusive businesses in emerging markets.

Zara Abud
Zara Abud
Director of operations and development

Zara Abud is the Director of Operations and Development at the Progress Foundation. She holds a BA in Political Science from the Universidad Mayor de San Simón (Bolivia), an MA in Latin American Social and Political Studies at the Universidad Alberto Hurtado (Chili) and a Masters in Project Management, Cooperation and Development from the Institut d'Etudes politique de Lyon (France). She has experience working in four different countries with different social purpose organizations. Is primarily concerned with development and analysis of the Latin American context.

Ashley Meadow
Ashley Meadow
Internship and Grant Coordinator

Ashley obtained her B.A. from The University of Georgia where she majored in International Affairs with a concentration in community development, the Latin American and Caribbean region. She received her M.S. in International Policy Management at Kennesaw State University, also with the same concentration. She has obtained several research positions with distinguished faculty members as well as the opportunity to work for Globis, an international peace and sustainability research foundation. Her research foci are on humanitarian, security and social issues in developing countries and the policies that affect their development, as well as foreign aid intervention and its effects, as she has presented a paper at the Mid-Atlantic Conference for Latin American Studies on USAID intervention in Latin America.

Rodrigo Claver Ossio
Rodrigo Claver Ossio
Chief Legal Counsel

Rodrigo Claver Ossio Chief Legal Counsel of the Progress Foundation provides a rich experience in corporate legal and financial advice. He has been an attorney in finance and international trade for over a decade, with experience in Spain and Bolivia in legal counseling operations in capital markets, syndicated finance, project finance, LBO's, mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring in several companies. Rodrigo was General Counsel of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA in Spain, the Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia and Olmedo Business Group. Rodrigo graduated from a law degree at the Universidad Catolica Boliviana "San Pablo" and a master's in Business Administration (MBA) at the European Business School and a master's degree in Business Law at the University of Alcalá in Spain.

Mauricio Moscoso Guttentag
Mauricio Moscoso Guttentag
Economic Advisor

Mauricio Moscoso Guttentag is an economist from the Universidad Privada Boliviana (2007), with graduate courses in quantitative methods for social and economic research conducted at the same university. MSc in Development Finance from the University of Manchester (2011). He has experience working with the private sector, the microfinance sector and economic consulting and research. Is mainly interested in microfinance, financial systems, international development and economic growth.

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Branding and design consultants

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