Carlos Fernando Castellanos Neira

Carlos Fernando Castellanos Neira

Americas, Colombia, Economic Innovation and Growth, 2021

As the Chief Operations Officer for Cultivando Futuro (Cultivating the Future), Carlos Castellanos has experience in business strategy, fundraising for social impact in agriculture, and devising software applications to improve and scale the operations of the company. During the fellowship, Carlos aims to learn about technology development, fundraising in the U.S. ecosystem, and expand his network of organizations committed to sustainable development goals (SDGs). Upon returning to Colombia, Carlos plans guide the technology department of his company in applying technology in development programs. As he creates new startups with a positive impact based on SDGs, he looks forward to implementing the lessons he learned at the fellowship as he raises awareness about available opportunities and fundraising.