Dr Gustavo Rodríguez De Lira

CEO, IT Capital

^{Gustavo founded IT Capital, a Trade Finance company working with SMEs across the Mexico – US border in 2011. IT Capital has worked across the oil, automotive, aerospace, electronic and renewable energy supply chain, receivables financing, invoice discounting, asset based lending and leasing sectors. He began his career at Santander Bank in 2005 as a Head of Advisory Services and Product Manager for over 100 non-banking and alternate financial institutions. He worked across the Mexico – US border from 2007-2010 with American companies to introduce financial products, technology and services into Mexico and LATAM from Miami, Los Angeles and New York. Gustavo holds a Finance Masters’ Degree from the University Marista de México as Risk Analyst, an Anti-Money Laundering Certificate from Mexican Authorities 2016-2019 (CNBV), LATAM Agribusiness Administration (FIRA) 2012-2016 and Credit Risk Management (CNBV) 2012-2020. Gustavo currently volunteers for the SER YO Foundation (www.fundacionseryo.com) in collaboration with the Association of Community Aid Foundations in Mexico. He also works on a special programme of the Grameen Bank of India for the inclusion of single mothers, who are victims of family violence, and families in poverty, to the financial sector in Mexico.}