Juan Carlos is an industrial engineer with an MSc in Project Management. He has several titles to his name, including: Alumnus of the Global Solutions Program at NASA Research Center of Singularity University; MIT Innovator Under 35 for Colombia; Fellow of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Demand Solutions Program for Social Business; Fellow of Georgetown University on its leadership program (GCL); Member of Global Shapers at Bogota’s Hub; Founder of AcuaCare, a company that makes waste water treatment using worms, and Chalet Andino, a sustainable boutique hotel. Juan Carlos has also received an honorable mention on agriculture by the U.S. Department of State's Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST).