Daniel Buchbinder

Biography

Daniel Buchbinder is the Founder and Director of Alterna, a social innovation platform advancing social and environmental change in Latin America. Since Alterna´s conception Daniel has led the cultivation of +4000 entrepreneurs and impact SMEs in Central America. He leads a fantastic 50+ international team that share his passion to cultivate change from the ground-up. Since 2018 Alterna is an active impact investor solving the “missing middle” with its funds Devela and Acceso. Daniel is an Ashoka Fellow since 2016 and has received recognitions from organizations such as Skoll, ROI and ADEL. He is co-Chair of the steering committee for the Mexico and Central American Chapter of ANDE and belongs to a range of boards in companies and is a founding member of the Central American Impact Investment Platform (PIIC), part of the GSG. Daniel holds a BA in Business Administration (ITAM) and MSc´s in Environmental Technology and Business (Imperial College) and Environmental Geography (UNAM).