About
Alan Colmenares is originally from Reading, PA. He moved to South America 15 years ago in search of his roots. During this time, he has been a channel executive, Country Manager and Venture Capitalist for companies such as Compaq Computer, Intel, Oracle and SAS Institute and has worked in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil. Additionally, Alan is a writer and has written and submitted articles on Digital Innovation to a number of newspapers and magazines in English and in Spanish. Alan believes there are tremendous opportunities for Digital Innovation in Latin America and continues to explore and write about new discoveries in this area.
Alan Colmenares se transplantó de EEUU a America Latina hace mas de 15 años donde trabajo en una serie de Startups en Silicon Valley. Desde entonces ha trabajado en empresas como Oracle, Compaq, Intel y SAS Instititute en una variedad de capacidades incluyendo como Inversionista Estrategico. Es experto en mercadeo digital (medios sociales, mercadeo automatizado, etc.), analisis de modelos de negocios y la aplicacion de herramientas digitales para lograr ventajas competitivas. Hoy en día es consultor, conferencista, advisor para empresasas Startup y escritor. Sus opiniones han aparecido en la version digital del New York Times, VentureBeat, Computer Reseller News en adición a revista Dinero y el periodico La Republica de Colombia.
