Blue Pioneers Program

Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Currently living in: Singapore

Current job: Chief Growth Officer, Mana Impact Partners

Biography: Patti’s experience ranges in the fields of banking, access to finance, education and renewable energy. Her wealth of project experience includes working with banking institutions in China to offer microfinance products to MSMEs; Evaluating Lego Foundation’s grantee portfolio in Asia and creating a new strategy for the region; Analyzing and implementing improvements to increase production efficiency and lower costs for Siemens wind power division.

Patti is a native of Argentina and has working experience in Latin America, the United States, Asia and Europe. She has a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Richmond, and a M.A. in International Development and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She speaks Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese and Danish.

What interests you about the Blue Pioneers Program?: I have a personal interest in marine life and ocean conservation. On the work front, I focus on investing and supporting ocean and water technology related ventures. I am therefore interested to learn about the different solutions that have been utilized around the world to tackle some of the latest problems and challenges in the blue economy. I would also like to contribute my skills and knowledge to coming up with new solutions. Lastly, I would like to build long lasting relationships with the other fellows and professors so that we can together be part of a movement and change tides.