Alejandro Rivas

Chief Operating Officer

Alejandro Rivas is an experienced business professional with a strategic mindset and strong technical acumen. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and a master’s degree in business administration with a focus on finance and sustainability from INCAE Business School, where he also participated in an MBA exchange program at Pepperdine University.

With extensive experience in both for-profit and non-profit organizations, Alejandro has demonstrated expertise in sales strategy, procurement management, and operational oversight, including large-scale projects in Costa Rica. Additionally, he has led private equity investment analyses, overseen startup operations, and managed financial processes across international markets.

The NGO source’s Equivalency Determination (ED) completed their analysis and was able to certify Fundacion The Democracy Lab as equivalent to a Certified Public Charity.