Bio

Entrepreneur. Product Strategist. Focused on business development, business strategy, general management, operations, product development, sales, marketing, talent acquisition and talent management. Adalberto is a seasoned executive with experience in the financial and software industries in both the USA and Latin America. Before founding his new venture, Kueski, Adalberto started, grew and managed all operations of Ooyala Mexico, the largest International division of Ooyala, Inc. Adalberto opened two offices which grew to 29 employees in two different cities, encompassing software engineers, technical support, data science, sales, marketing, account management, HR, G&A, etc. Prior to Ooyala, Adalberto was the Cofounder and CEO of Inviko, a business referral engine. While at Inviko, the company received several national and international awards including 1st place at the Mexico Intel Entrepreneurship Challenge. Adalberto has worked for, collaborated with and consulted on engineering, business, finance and strategy for 20+ companies & institutions in China, Brazil, the USA and Mexico. He can speak, read and write Chinese-Mandarin, Portuguese, English and Spanish. He has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a minor in Systems Engineering from Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM). Adalberto was awarded Mexico’s University Student of the Year for Finance by Ernst & Young and CNN-Expansion (2007). He was also awarded the top prize in the E100 Mexico West Entrepreneurship Recognition (2012) and named the most outstanding Industrial & Systems Engineer alumni from Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM), Guadalajara (2012). Specialties: Credit Risk, Data Science, Marketing, Sales Development, Business Development, Technical Support, Software Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Operations, Mexico, Latin America, China, Emerging Markets, Private Equity, Online Video, Social Networks, Franchises.