Francisco Noguera is a research intern at New Ventures and a staff writer for NextBillion.net. After receiving a degree in industrial engineering from Universidad de los Andes and working for an investment banking firm, he joined StratCo Consultores in Bogotá, where he worked for almost four years in management and strategy consulting.

Francisco´s interest in the intersection between business and development led him to start and manage a microfinance program in Bogotá and engage in various socially minded projects while working for StratCo. He is currently looking into going back to school to pursue an MBA beginning in the Fall of 2008.

He can be contacted at fnoguera@wri.org or fjnoguera@gmail.com.

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