Summary
Ignacio Alvarez is a partner and entrepreneur with 11+ years blending data, finance and product to drive operational excellence for SMBs and PE-backed companies. As co-founder and CEO of Moneypool and now leading data strategy engagements at MP Consulting, he architects AI and ML solutions—specializing in graph-based fraud detection—that translate into measurable commercial and administrative impact. His background spans venture investing, M&A and operations, having raised and managed multi-million dollar transactions and capital commitments across Latin America. He also mentors startups, serves on boards, and teaches at Tecnológico de Monterrey, bridging academic rigor with hands-on scaling experience. Comfortable writing production JavaScript and building end-to-end systems, he pairs technical craftsmanship with investor-level business judgment. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who consistently turns complex data initiatives into operational routines that exceed expectations.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.S. Chemical Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey
Fellow Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Fellow Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Y Combinator
MBA Finance Strategy and Business Law, MBA Finance Strategy and Business Law at NYU Stern School of Business
Spanish, English, Italian