Enrique Alvarado Hablutzel

Co-founder of CHI Impact

Passionate about social & environmental impact entrepreneurship & investments, Enrique is Managing Partner at Chi Impact Capital; previously, he was at Bamboo Capital Partners as Networks Development Partner, with a primary focus on supporting the Tech4Impact fund’s long-term strategy in Emerging Markets.

Enrique also worked as Strategy and Business Development Manager at Impact Hub Geneva and Lausanne. His primary focus was the financial development of Accelerate2030 – a multi-stakeholder program co-initiated by Impact Hub Geneva and UNDP in 2016, aiming to identify ventures with tested and scale-ready solutions in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Today, Accelerate2030 is implemented in 20+ developing and emerging economies, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. It involves over 1 million people and more than 500 entrepreneurs worldwide.

His strong interest in entrepreneurship also led him to work at SeedStars – a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship.

Before that, he was part of Virgin Group’s strategic management and corporate development team, working on business analysis, M&A, and financial modeling in different industries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Enrique holds a Master’s Degree in Management and Corporate Strategy (HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne) with a specialization in Innovation and Technology (EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Trade, and Commerce (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico).