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Team

Operators who have run these transformations from the inside

A small team of former McKinsey consultants and senior engineers building AI operating systems for companies in Europe and Latin America.

Carolina Gracia
Carolina Gracia
Transformation & delivery

Former McKinsey Associate Partner with 15+ years leading digital, commercial and operating-model transformations across Latin America. Combines strategy, systems thinking and operator instinct to redesign how organizations work and scale in the AI era. Has built ventures across finance, real estate, insurance and technology, translating complex transformation strategies into operating systems that teams actually use. Leads Alpivo delivery: diagnosis, workflow redesign, deployment and adoption.

carolina.gracia@alpivo.ai
Juan Velasco
Juan Velasco
Product & client development

Former McKinsey consultant who has advised CEOs and boards across Europe and Latin America on strategy, digital and operating-model transformations. Cornell MBA, with a background spanning top-tier consulting and digital innovation. Sets the shape of every Alpivo engagement: scope, value-capture priorities and what counts as a win 90 days after go-live. Acts as the senior interface between client leadership and the build team, and leads product and client development.

juan.velasco@alpivo.ai
Juan Cadena
Juan Cadena
Capital & M&A

Former McKinsey consultant turned investor. Former Citi SVP and Diageo strategy director, and co-founder of Colombian Healthcare Properties. Currently Head of Strategy for the Investment Committee at a Colombian healthcare platform. Years inside investment funds and family offices structuring capital, deal flow and post-close operating value. Brings the allocator's lens to every engagement: returns, governance and the operating moves that drive enterprise value. Leads Alpivo capital strategy, financing and M&A partnerships.

juan.cadena@alpivo.ai
Anthony Cruz
Anthony Cruz
Engineering & architecture

17+ years building backend systems and leading engineering teams across fintech, e-commerce and telco, including Mercado Libre, Bold and Nokia, most recently as Backend Software Manager at IA Interactive. Deep expertise in Python, Go, microservices and AWS architecture, with a pragmatic, results-oriented approach. Drives the technical execution of every Alpivo build, turning architectural decisions into systems that operate at scale.

anthony.cruz@alpivo.ai

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