Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Sustainable Development
A Business Economics approach
Early Stage Investing in Innovation, Creative, and Technlogy Based Entrepreneurs that target global market niches
Active participant in Public Policy Design for Innovative, Science and Technology and Entrepreneurial Competitive Clusters that comply with Sustainable Development
Managing Partner - Member of the Investment Committee @ Early Stage Venture Capital Fund investing in Seed , Series A and selected Growth follow on Plays of Mexican, USA and Latin America selected high growth technology based companies From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Judge @ http://www.hbs.edu/newventurecompetition/Pages/default.aspx From 2013 to Present (2 years) Managing Partner @ AX Ventures is the local Manager retained by GEC SL , General Partner of PYMAR Fund LP
PYMAR is sponsored by Fundacion Empresa y Crecimiento and Multilateral Investment Fund (IDB) ( http://www5.iadb.org/mif/) , COFIDES (www.cofides.es) and CAF(www.caf.com) are among its investors.
Lisandro Bril represents the Fund at the Board of ZauberLabs ( Twitter Certified company) , GranData ( Big Data Applied to Telcos, Financial Services and Retail ) , Pixowl ( Videogames ) , and Keclon ( Biotech ) From 2009 to Present (6 years) Managing Partner @ HTF is currently invested in Technisys ( www.technisys.net ) Software Company for Banks in Latin America . R&D based in Argentina, major markets in Brazil, Chile, Colombia , Peru and Mexico From 1998 to Present (17 years) Advisory Board Member for Venture Capital @ CITES is an Incubator - Accelerator of Technology Based start ups , that will impact economic development at a regional and national level, based on innovations related to : Nanotechnologies, Biotech, Applied Engineering , and Information Technologies From 2014 to Present (1 year) CoFounder - Member of the Founders Board @ Promotes Hi Impact Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets as the way to foster Economic Progress
Endeavor helps High-Impact Entrepreneurs unleash their potential by providing an unrivaled network of seasoned business leaders, who provide the key ingredients to entrepreneurial success
( www.endeavor.org) From 1998 to Present (17 years) Board Member @ Enablis provides its member entrepreneurs with access to personalised learning, mentoring and coaching programmes, as well as networking opportunities and financing to ensure that each develops to his or her full entrepreneurial capacity.
Created under the umbrella of the G-8 Governments and managed by private sector leaders : Charles Sirois ( Canada ) & Accenture Global Foundation . From 2012 to Present (3 years) Co Founder @ Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Sustainable Development Initiative for Latin America.
A Start Up Latin America Policy Design, Research. Education and Training Organization. Launch 1Q 2015. From 2014 to Present (1 year) Member Advisory Board @ From 2009 to Present (6 years) Member Advisory Council @ CIPPEC - The Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth is the leading Think and Do tank of Argentina with focus in Education, Fiscal, Transparency, International Development Executive Government Policies, and Legislative and Judiciary State transparent processes From 2005 to Present (10 years) Naves Business Plan Competition - Member of the Jury & Member of the Jury of Empretec (Technology ) @ http://www.iae.edu.ar/pi/centros/Entrepreneurship/Paginas/NAVES_hoy.aspx From 1999 to Present (16 years) CoFounder and Treasurer @ Equidad is a Social Company. It`s mission promotes activities that bridge the digital divide. The Foundation has also a Program to sustainable recycling of computer electronic components From 1998 to Present (17 years) Secretary of the Board @ NGO dedicated to the promotion of Teacher`s capabilities development and management of Education Institutions From 2009 to Present (6 years) Member @ Endeavor's Investor Network program connects leading venture capital investors with portfolio of High-Impact Endeavor Entrepreneurs
Endeavor Investor Network meets three + times per year in Endeavor‟s global hubs (San Francisco, New York, London, Dubai) From November 2011 to 2012 (1 year) Member of the Board of Friends @ From 2009 to 2012 (3 years) Advisory Board Member @ From 2006 to 2010 (4 years) Board Member and Treasurer @ From 1998 to 2009 (11 years) Senior Vice President @ Executive Search , Board Practices and Governance, CEO`s level Coaching From 2000 to 2004 (4 years) President @ From 2000 to 2002 (2 years) CEO @ Early stage venture capital fund for investments in infrastructure and services for internet. Invested in AMTEC ( now NEORIS) , a software development company for electronic commerce applications. Despegar , BonVivir, B2B Latin America , Comunia, Gemelo . Screened Mercado Libre . From 1998 to 2001 (3 years) Managing Partner @ Invested in Seed Rounds of Internet plays with Hicks Muse Related initiatives in Argentina, Brasil, Mexico, and Venezuela
Such as Comunia, Gemelo, PalmSite, and BtoB Latin America . BGS was the Management Affiliate of Hicks Muse for the Cable TV business in Latam. BGS activities were merged later to i5 Fund. From 1998 to 1999 (1 year) Senior VicePresident @ CoFounded Board and Corporate Governance Practices in Spencer Stuart Argentina. Partnering with David Kimbell ( UK) guidelines. Executed CEO executive searches for Private Equity porfolio Funds. CEO LATAM Searches for global leaders in Consumer Products, United Nations World Food Program and first Executive Director of an Endeavor foundation in the world . Also Compensation and CEO Coaching projects for LATAM leader in Consumer/Retail franchise. From 1996 to 1998 (2 years) Member of the Board @ Coordinator for the Mercado de Abasto Master Plan as a Festival Market themed in the Tango . Articulated Schematic Design with Steven Lewelling & Associates and Disney Imagineering Professional Advisors working at the Disney Animation Festival of Buenos Aires . ( Ex Executive Director Disney Park Division for Eurodisney and Disney Tokio) https://www.facebook.com/disneyanimationfestival/timeline/ Prefeasibility study for Tishman Speyer Developers of USA
The project was not approved by the Board . From January 1994 to December 1995 (2 years) Angel Investor @ Executive Support System for Balance Scorecard Monitoring . Sold to Oracle From January 1993 to November 1995 (2 years 11 months) Managing Director Argentina- Chairman Advisory Council @ From 1988 to 1993 (5 years) UnderSecretary of State for Foreing Trade @ Encharged of Export Promotion Policies and Programs . Foreign Trade Admininistration ( Imports and Exports) . South American integration program design and negotiations ( Mercosur) . Antidumping program. Trade Policy Loans negotiations ( World Bank) . PEEX Program for Export Promotion. DrawBack Regimes . International Trade Fairs participation. National deployment of first computer and communications based network for export promotion activities From 1985 to 1988 (3 years) Co Coordinator FHP @ Aurelio Peccei , Founder and Chairman of the Club of Rome, promoted the Forum Humanum Project - FH-. Financed by Migros Foundation . A group of 30 young people in their late twenty to early thirty years old were assembled to discuss the Agenda of Global Issues, trying to understand and influence global and local policy design regarding the emerging global issues. Juan Rada (Chilean) based in Switzerland was its global coordinator. Jim Botkin in Cambridge (Harvard USA) coordinated the USA team ( Neva Goodwin was part of the team). Massako Uonoura (Japan) , Gunter Pauli (Europe) and representatives from India, Italy (Germany), Tanzania, Rumania and Eastern Europe were members of the Team . Lisandro Bril and Marisa Arienza coordinated the Argentina-Latam team. The Argentine team was coached by Carlos Mallman of Bariloche Foundation, leader with Amilcar Herrera of the Latin American Worlds Model , the South response to the Club of Rome Limits to Growth Report ( Dana and Dennis Meadows Authors) From 1979 to 1983 (4 years) Chief of Division @ Consultant to the ETI Program ( Enterprises Technology and Investment of Latin American originated international companies) . Chief of Division . Managed Intal Information Services and Publications ( BIEL and BILE Newsletters, Latin American Integration Magazine) From 1977 to 1979 (2 years)
MPA, Business and Government @ Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government From 1980 to 1982 Pichon Riviere School of Social Psychology From 1974 to 1975 Bachellor -Lic, Economics @ University of Buenos Aires From 1970 to 1974 Bachellor, Liberal Arts @ Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires From 1963 to 1969 Bachellor in Commerce @ Kilpatrick English High School From 1966 to 1968 Lisandro Bril is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Economic Development, Start-ups, Investments, Public Policy, Latin America, Mergers, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, New Business Development, Business Planning, E-commerce, Product Development, Management Consulting
Websites:
http://www.lisandrobril.wordpress.com,
http://www.axventures.com