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Meet Our Team

We are a community of unconventional problem solvers. We’re humanitarians and environmentalists, philanthropists and investors, farmers and feminists.

These photos were taken at Root Capital's Global Retreat in 2015 in Cambridge.

Staff

Adam Taylor Director, Development Finance & Operations - United States
Aelish Benjamin-Brown Lending Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning (MEL) Analyst - United States
Agnes Manthi Business Development Manager - Sub-Saharan Africa
Alejandro Albujar ACCDER - Loan Officer - South America
Alesandra Enobi Nakasone ACCDER - Credit Analyst - South America
Alex Caicedo Technical Specialist in Digital Business Intelligence - Central America and Mexico
Alex Goyenaga Operations Associate, Grant Management - Central America and Mexico
Alexandra Tuinstra Chief Programs Officer - Central America and Mexico
Alexis Stuhldreher Cavallaro Technical Coordinator, Digital Business Intelligence - Central America and Mexico
Allan Santamaría Regional Manager, Credit Administration - Latin America - Central America and Mexico
Ana Lucía Trujillo ACCDER - Loan Officer - South America
Andrea Montoya Data Platform Manager - Central America and Mexico
Andrey Granados Global Advisory Associate - Central America and Mexico
Angela Prosek Senior Director, Institutional Giving - United States
Annie Casey Senior Financial Analyst - United States
Arya Samuelson Senior Grant Writer - United States
Arya Shekar General Counsel - United States
Bennet Ansong Portfolio Manager, Ghana - Sub-Saharan Africa
Blair Wrangham Senior Risk Manager - United States
Brayam Quilca Román ACCDER - Credit Analyst - South America
Briana Woods Director of Treasury - United States
Brittany Eriksson Senior Financial Analyst - United States
Bryan Woliner Chief Financial Officer - United States
Calvin Betts IT Operations Manager - United States
Carolina Garcia-Navarro Deputy Chief of Staff and Manager of Board Relations - United States
Caroline Sikes Portfolio Risk Analyst - United States
Charles Wainaina Senior Regional Advisory Manager, Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Chris Patterson Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships - United States
Christine Omindo Regional Accounting Manager - Sub-Saharan Africa
Cinthia Isla Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer - South America
Claudia Rizo Credit Analyst - Central America and Mexico
Claudio Castro Badilla Global Coordinator, Agronomic and Climate Resilience Advisory - Central America and Mexico
Dania Álvarez Baltodano Business Development Officer - Central America and Mexico
Daniel Rivera ACCDER - Head of Lending, Latin America - South America
Darcy Salinger Chief Credit Officer - United States
David Lozano Senior Manager of Advisory Services, Mexico and Central America - Central America and Mexico
David Sajabi Deputy Head of Lending, Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Dennis Nalangu Credit Analyst - Sub-Saharan Africa
Dylan Butler Senior Manager, Bilateral and Multilateral Partnerships - United States
Elena Sancho Director of Grants Management - Central America and Mexico
Elizabeth Teague Director, Climate Resilience Initiative - United States
Elsa Cortijo Senior Manager, Business Development - South America
Esther Mbithe Credit Analyst - Sub-Saharan Africa
Florence Wambua Portfolio Manager, East Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Floribeth Gutiérrez Accountant - Central America and Mexico
Frances Reid President & COO - United States
Francisco Chala Regional Accounting Manager, Latin America - South America
Gian Fabbri Senior Director, Finance and Analytics - United States
Gideon Mumo Regional Manager, Credit Administration - Southeast Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa
Gilbert Bustamante ACCDER - Senior Regional Advisory Manager, South America - South America
Gladys Thitu Advisory Associate, East Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Gretel Doherty Senior Director of Credit Administration - United States
Hannah Clarke External Affairs Coordinator - United States
Heber Zelaya Human Resources Associate - United States
Hector Santos Rojas Project Manager - Central America and Mexico
Heidi Rioja Mandujano ACCDER - Senior Associate of Advisory Services, South America - South America
Ibrahim Diagne Senior Treasury Associate - United States
Ilsie Rodríguez Céspedes Treasury Associate - Central America and Mexico
Immaculate Wangui Mureithi Credit Administration Officer - Sub-Saharan Africa
Jael Okello Human Resources Associate, Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Jane Kerubo Office Administrator, East Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Janet Nyawira Regional Human Resources Manager, Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Jared Husketh Senior Manager of Foundations - United States
Jean Forrester Controller and VP, Investor Relations - United States
Jeremi Brewer Innovation Manager - United States
Joan Chenane Credit Analyst - Sub-Saharan Africa
José Manuel Lora Collections Officer - South America
José Ríos Méndez Accountant - Central America and Mexico
Joseph Kiarie Credit Analyst - Sub-Saharan Africa
Juan Taborda Burgos Director of Impact Evaluation - United States
Juana Muñoz Ucrós Agronomic & Climate Resilience Advisory Manager - Central America and Mexico
Julia Diegel Senior Director of Supporter Engagement - United States
Karina Bernal Huerta Salesforce Administrator - United States
Karla Mendoza Financial Analyst - Central America and Mexico
Kate Labeille Director of Innovation - United States
Kayla Massey Senior Philanthropy Associate - United States
Kender Quiros Hernández Junior Loan Officer - Central America and Mexico
Kevin Gituma Portfolio Manager - Sub-Saharan Africa
Kimberly Sáenz Credit Administration Associate - Central America and Mexico
Kyle Sweeney Senior Climate Analyst - United States
Laura Avendaño Sagot Global HR Systems Specialist - Central America and Mexico
Laura Gordillo Regional Human Resources Manager, Latin America - Central America and Mexico
Laura Quince Regional Human Resources Manager - United States
Laura Ramírez Business Intelligence Administrator - Central America and Mexico
Leonor Gutiérrez Director, Women in Agriculture Initiative - Central America and Mexico
Leopoldo Hernández Junior Loan Officer - Central America and Mexico
Lia Hulit Advisory Quality Assurance Officer - United States
Lindsay Baker Director, Lending Operations - United States
Lucía Cruz Senior Advisory Services Associate - Central America and Mexico
Lula Pérez Senior Advisory Services Coordinator, Mesoamerica - Central America and Mexico
Magali de Varax Global Advisory Manager - Central America and Mexico
Manuel Aguirre Gutierrez BMA Coordinator SAM - South America
Marbelí Rodríguez Senior Loan Officer - Central America and Mexico
María Teresa Ramírez ACCDER - Senior Credit Administration Officer - South America
Marie Heim Development Operations Associate - United States
Mariella Arestegui ACCDER - Regional Human Resources Generalist - South America
Marli Porth Chief of Staff - United States
Martha Valera ACCDER - Senior Investment Analyst - South America
Martin Buyeka Regional Risk Manager, Africa & Asia - Sub-Saharan Africa
Maureen McGregor Senior Director of Marketing & Communications - United States
Melanny Zúñiga Araya Grants Coordinator - Central America and Mexico
Melissa Ankin Senior Lending Operations Officer - United States
Melissa Delgado Junior Advisory Associate - South America
Melissa May IT Manager, Salesforce & Tableau - United States
Michelle Erikson Senior Accounting Manager - United States
Miriam Taquire ACCDER - Regional Risk Manager, Latin America - South America
Mónica Hernández Pinto Credit Analyst - South America
Morgan Springer Philanthropy Associate - United States
Nelly Caycho Accounting Assistant - South America
Nicholas Reid Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis - United States
Nicholas Rogerson Director, Office of the Chief Operating Officer - United States
Odalier Chacón Director, Central America, and Mexico Portfolio - Central America and Mexico
Olga Gamboa Credit Analyst - Central America and Mexico
Pablo Busto Caviedes Impact Analyst - United States
Peter Onguka Head of Lending, Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Rachael Naitore Accounting Associate - Sub-Saharan Africa
Raquel Navarro Administrative Associate for Advisory Services - Central America and Mexico , Southeast Asia
Richard Rutto Grants Administrator, East Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa
Rob Hefferon Senior Analyst, Strategy - United States
Robbie Witkop Senior Director of Global Lending and Innovation - Southeast Asia , United States
Robert McCalla Accounting Associate - United States
Rolando Corrales Risk Officer - Central America and Mexico
Rose Otieno Ochieng Gender Specialist - Sub-Saharan Africa
Roxan Piedra Ramirez Credit Analyst - Central America and Mexico
Ruth Ogao Collections & Workout Officer - Sub-Saharan Africa
Salome Olpengs Credit Analyst - Sub-Saharan Africa
Sandra Sánchez Serrano Business Management Advisory Coordinator - Central America and Mexico
Scott Caple Advisory Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning (MEL) Analyst - United States
Scott McDonald Chief External Affairs Officer - United States
Sharon Serrano Senior Loan Officer - Central America and Mexico
Simeon Atha Lending Operations Associate - United States
Stella Njuguna Junior Advisory Associate - Sub-Saharan Africa
Susan Monserrat Development Officer - United States
Tatiana Vargas Dinarte Credit Analyst - Central America and Mexico
Terry Kimotho Risk Officer - Sub-Saharan Africa
Tracy Lam Senior Grants and Revenue Accountant - United States
Weimar Torres Sanchez Counterparty Risk Officer - Central America and Mexico
William Portilla Director, Global Risk Management - Central America and Mexico
Willy Foote Founder & CEO - United States
Xio Santamaria Frini Treasury Associate - Central America and Mexico
Yessenia Canda Grants Administrator, Latin America - Central America and Mexico
Zakayo Kimutai Ng’etich Portfolio Manager - Sub-Saharan Africa