Rocio Fonseca
Bio
Current Head of Innovation the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO), on a mission of turning Chile into a country driven by innovation. How? By Delivering tools and promoting collaboration among actors that allow to improve, sophisticate, diversify and digitalize the productive matrix.
Formerly (2015-2018), executive director of Start-Up Chile, one of the biggest & most diverse startup communities in the world. With a background in biotechnology and a master’s degree in management from MIT, during the last 10 years her career focus has been turning opportunities and ideas into new businesses. She has designed and managed innovation portfolios, coordinated go-to-market initiatives, raised funds and managed teams and stakeholders from the private and public sector.