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
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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,
