Julio is currently an Affiliate Partner with Third Way Partners https://www.thirdway.earth/ supporting the advisory team globally. Julio is a seasoned professional who has spent thirty-four years overseas of which twenty-six based in Africa. He was a Partner at KPMG in Africa for fourteen years whereby he founded and led International Development Advisory Services, a high growth Pan African Business Unit specialized on development fund management integrated by a multidisciplinary team of over two- hundred full time professionals. During his tenure, IDAS managed over US$ 1.5 Billion. After KPMG he collaborated with impact funds, family offices and private foundations. Prior to this he has been in Executive positions with international agencies working across Latin America (United Nations) and Africa (European Union). Julio has been privileged to work in over forty Latin American, Caribbean, African and Asian countries.
Julio has been at the forefront of social investment both in terms of thought leadership and operations, leading many US$ multi-million impact investments in several sectors and countries and also as a co-founder of AVPA. His former portfolio encompassed finding and financing three hundred and sixty companies in thirty-two African countries. He also enjoys interacting with large audiences, having been a speaker and panelist at many international events. Julio speaks Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, French, intermediate Ki-Swahili and basic Swedish. Additionally, to his work with AVPA, he also supports pro bono https://www.bomuhospital.org/ as a Board Member.