Angélica Fuentes
Angélica Fuentes
Angelica Fuentes is a prominent Latin American businesswoman and impact investor who has dedicated her career to promoting gender equality and women's empowerment. She has been recognized as one of Mexico's most powerful women by Forbes Magazine and featured by Refinery 29 as one of the 11 most influential women working towards gender parity.
Ms. Fuentes has a strong commitment to organizations that support the cause of gender equality and has participated in numerous initiatives such as the World Economic Forum's Gender Parity Program, UN Women's Private Sector Leadership Advisory Council, and Hillary Clinton's International Council on Women's Business Leadership. Currently, she serves as a Global Advocate for UN Foundation's Girl Up Campaign, co-chairs PVBLIC LATAM regional platform, is a member of the Latin American Program Advisory Board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center, etc.
She has been recognized for her dedication to promoting gender equality from numerous institutions such as the UN Women's Empowerment Principles CEO Leadership Award and the PVBLIC Foundation, Ismael Cala Foundation, and the United Nations's Latin Woman Empowerment award.
In 2014, she established the Angelica Fuentes Foundation and in 2019, founded MUVOP, a microfinance institution that targets female clients and an e-learning platform focused on personal empowerment and financial education.
Overall, Ms. Fuentes is an accomplished and influential businesswoman who is committed to using her expertise to address gender inequality issues.