Summary
Ed Celis is a serial entrepreneur and growth strategist with 10+ years of experience building and scaling ventures across Northern Europe, the United States, and Mexico. Currently Partner and Director, Mexico at Norvana, he is shaping a Nordic-inspired, AI-assisted modular health platform that unifies patient data into actionable digital twins while ensuring NOM-004/NOM-024, HIPAA and GDPR compliance. As Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Zere LLC he weaves legal, technical, and financial frameworks to commercialize blue carbon and waste-to-energy projects for communities and landowners. His background in journalism and storytelling underpins a rare founder’s toolkit: strong negotiation and narrative skills that helped him scale a $3.5M venture during the pandemic and lead diverse teams across manufacturing, health, and media. Known for pragmatic, quietly effective execution, he leverages a 1,000+ founder and VC network to drive strategic partnerships and asset acquisitions. Based in Santa Monica, he blends product, policy, and go-to-market leadership at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and human health.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.A. Communications; International Affairs (Business Minor), B.A. Communications; International Affairs (Business Minor) at Trinity University
High School College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, High School College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program at The American School Foundation
English, Spanish, Danish, French, Italian