Karen Olivo Santana

Karen Olivo Santana has extensive work experience in various industries and roles. Their most recent position was as the Head of Data and Intelligence Commercial Products at Grupo Elektra. Prior to that, they worked as an Associate Professor at TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY. Karen also held the role of Head of Data & Commercial Intelligence Mobility Products at Grupo Salinas. Before that, they worked at Aeromexico, where they held positions such as Senior Manager Financial Business Partner Commercial and VP Investor Relations. Karen has also worked at Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, Instituto Belisario Dominguez-Senado de la República, Research Strategic Solutions, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Ministerio de Economia, Planificacion y Desarrollo (MEEPyD), Republica Dominicana.

Karen Olivo Santana obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) in 2007. Karen then pursued a Master's degree in Industrial Economics and Markets at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid from 2010 to 2012. Karen further specialized in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics by completing a Ph.D. at Universidad de Alcalá from 2012 to 2017. Karen continued their education with various diploma programs, including Storytelling at Tecnológico de Monterrey and Data Analytics at IPADE Business School in 2022. In 2023, they completed an Associate's degree in LATAM Wharton Business Analytics at Wharton Executive Education. Additionally, Karen also holds an Associate's degree in Applied Economics from Instituto de Estudios Fiscales, which they acquired in 2009, and an Associate's degree in International Relations and Affairs from INWENT-Capacity Building International in 2007.