Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy.
Colbiocel is a Colombian company that is developing a cellulosic ethanol project with a production capacity of 28 million gallons using bagasse as feedstock
Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months.
technology, supply chain development, customer goals
What do you feel are the most important milestones the industry must achieve in the next 5 years?
That the world may have at least 50 cellulosic ethanol plants working on a commercial scale
If you could snap your fingers and change one thing about the Advanced Bioeconomy, what would you change?
reluctance of investors
Where are you from?
Colombian citizen
What was your undergraduate major in college, and where did you attend? Why did you choose that school and that pathway?
Economy. I am interested in promising businesses and participate in the development of a new world order
Who do you consider your mentors – could be personal, business, or just people you have read about and admire. What have you learned from them?
Tom Murphy of Woodland Natural Resources
What’s the biggest lesson you ever learned during a period of adversity?
Persistence and patience
What hobbies do you pursue, away from your work in the industry?
golf
