Gonzalo San Martín is Enterprise Development Director at NESsT, concentrating on the implementation of the NESsT Venture Fund (Fondo Nido) in Latin America. He is mainly responsible for the development of the NESsT Latin America Business Advisory Network, developing the Investors Circle for the NESsT Venture Fund in Latin America, identifying and performing due diligence on portfolio candidates, providing consultative support to the NESsT portfolio, and assisting with performance measurement of social enterprises in the portfolio.
Before joining NESsT, Gonzalo worked nearly ten years in business development in Chile. As a Business Unit Manager for Pérez and Jacard S.A., he managed businesses and accounts in the chemical and food industry sector for a continuously expanding product list. The creation in 1997 of the Business Unit he managed was motivated by the success of the diversification process Gonzalo was assigned to lead in 1995. He was responsible for identifying and developing business opportunities, planning, controlling and monitoring development activities, strategic procurement and technical support to staff and other business units.
Gonzalo holds an MBA from The University of Edinburgh Management School and a first degree in Engineering/Food Technology from the Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. He was born in Valparaíso, Chile, and currently lives in Santiago, Chile.