Our Team
Our experienced team works across four continents to support entrepreneurs. Meet the people who make Village Capital what it is.
Melissa Aldridge
Head of Finance
Christine Aquino
Head of Team & Organizational Development
Kavon Badie
Investment Officer
Costanza Beltrame
Senior Manager, Partnerships - EMEAA
Nathaly Botero
Manager, Innovations
Kelly Bryan
Regional Director, United States
Allie Burns
Chief Executive Officer
Ross Busch
Partnerships Associate
Sukran Delan Calleja
Senior Associate, People Operations
Sofía Cándano
Communications and Branding Lead
Daniel Cossío
Regional Director, Latin America
Sophia Fellner
Manager, People Operations
Julia Fisher
Senior Investment Analyst
Mariana Gonzalez
Senior Associate, Programs
Reem Goussous
Chief Growth Officer
Daniela Guerrero
Manager, Latin America
Alper Guven
Program Manager, MENA
Bryson Hearne
Manager, Economic Opportunity Practice
Peter Lundquist
Chief Operating Officer
Audrey Mate
Program Manager, Africa
Heather Matranga
Vice President and Managing Director, Impact Investments
Becca McAtee
Major Gifts Officer
Deepak Menon
Chief Program Officer
Husein M. Merchant
Investment Officer
Joe Moreno
Senior Investment Analyst
Carolyne Namusisi
Community Associate
Elizabeth Nguyen
Lead, Economic Opportunity Practice
Makena Odongo
Program Manager, Africa
Robert Pryor
Senior Finance Manager
Lily Quintero
Manager - Operations, Latin America
Hugo Lara Ruiz
Senior Investment Analyst
Edna Samron
Senior Program Associate
Emma Scarf
Investment Analyst
Cali Simmons
Investment Analyst
Alicia Sornson
Regional Lead, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Meredith Storton
Senior Manager, Impact Investments
Sara Swett
Partnerships Manager
Alger Torres
Program Manager, Latin America
Njeri Wakaba
Program Associate, Africa
VilCap Investments
Board
Ana María Aristizábal
Managing Partner, Winnipeg Ventures
Ross Baird
Founder & CEO, Blueprint Local; Co-Founder, Village Capital
Guy Baron
Head of Investment at Tony Blair Institute
Jenny Everett
Social Impact Advisor, Everett Interests
Odunayo Eweniyi
Co-founder & Chief Operations Officer, PiggyVest,
