Rolando Cruzado

Accelerator Program Manager

Rolando has 10+ years of experience running science-based innovation programs in Latin America in collaboration with global funds such as Newton Fund, IDB, World Bank, MIT, USAID, and Koica for the fields of Materials, Biotech, Environmental, and Biodiversity.

He has helped cutting-edge science and tech innovations and startup founders accelerate their development through incubation and acceleration, including technologies focused on building regenerative economies for the Amazon rainforest. Rolando graduated in Industrial Engineering at Lima University, has a specialization in Technology Transfer at UC Davis, and has a Master’s degree in Innovation & Change at York Business School (UK). He is fellow of Intel (USA); fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering (UK); and associate Member of the Product Development & Management Association (PDMA) worldwide.