I’m Andrés Velarde Talleri. I’m grateful to life, and at this stage of my life I want to give back my own grain of sand.
I support social causes pro bono, and I lead arena, a consulting firm that helps companies and universities grow. 50% of arena’s after-tax profits go to the social institutions I oversee.
20 years
Managing companies
Amanco (Switzerland) — Country Manager, Peru
KFC (Chile) — Country Manager, Chile
Board director
20 years
Leading higher education institutions
Top 100
Executives of Laureate Education, worldwide
50%
Of arena’s profits fund social causes
$ 0
My social work is pro bono
I support, pro bono, private non-profit health and education institutions that use their resources well — from management to financial sustainability.
arena’s missionarena advises companies and universities on strategic planning, corporate governance and growth workshops — and reinvests half of its profits in social causes.