Co-fundadora de IMPAQTO, la 1era empresa B en Ecuador, un desarrollador de ecosistema que acoge y apoya a agentes de cambio para convertir sus ideas en empresas escalables y de triple impacto. Directora de IMPAQTO Las e IMPAQTO Consulting. Miembro de la Junta Asesora de Innovación de UNLEASH. Catalizadora de League of Intrapreneurs.

Patricio brings to Vida Plena over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneurial business leader in the medical appliance industry. His professional journey has been complemented by a profound passion for photography and an impressive portfolio in film production, including some of Ecuador’s most prominent documentaries on subjects like the Andean spectacled bear.

However, Patricio’s interests extend beyond his professional achievements. He is a true devotee of nature, and his commitment is exemplified through his role as a founding member of the “Los Yaltes” conservation project. Thanks to his unwavering dedication, vast areas of pristine Ecuadorian cloud forest have been safeguarded.

Moreover, Patricio’s impact is felt through the establishment of Chasqui, a trail racing organization. By combining his love for nature and his entrepreneurial spirit, he has not only promoted eco-tourism but also paved the way for economic opportunities in remote and marginalized Ecuadorian communities.

Dra. Psicología Clinica UCE, Master Degree University of Kansas. Worked at Hospital General de las FFAA for 20 years, Unidad de Neonatologia y Pediatría. Profesor at PUCE for almost 20 years Psychological Assessment I and II. Worked with parents and communities

Co-Founder & Director

Jack is the Co-Founder and Director of LEEP, which is dedicated to driving effective policies to eliminate lead poisoning across the globe. Jack was previously Director of the Refugee Policy Institute, an Australian based policy organisation. Before that, he worked as a consultant with enterprise and nonprofits. Jack graduated from the University of Sydney with degrees in Philosophy and Environmental Science and has published peer reviewed research in international journals.

Kate is the founder of Ardea Insights, LLC, a company that exists to share evidence-based interventions to help others to live their best lives, filled with joy, energy, and excellence. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and master’s degrees in both International Development and Clinical Mental Health. She has worked across a number of sectors, coordinating graduate-level courses for NGO leaders in the US and in Uganda and completing social return on investment analysis to help charities, NGOs, and social enterprises better understand, quantify, and improve their impact. Ultimately, she found her way back to psychology. With a primary interest in understanding what it takes for humans to thrive, she has completed coursework in Positive Psychology through Harvard University and is a certified Emotional Intelligence practitioner. Prior to launching Ardea Insights, Kate spent five years as an associate and then partner at a prominent organizational behavior firm in Pennsylvania, coaching, speaking, and teaching in the areas of workplace well-being and emotional intelligence. Kate has taught both organizational behavior and psychology at the collegiate level and currently serves as an adjunct professor for Eastern Mennonite University.

Eos brings to Vida Plena specialized expertise in nonprofit finance, operations, and the HR world having worked for established organizations such as the Rainforest Action Network and Taproot. She brings with her a love for systems, financial viability and flexibility, all things regarding the digital backoffice, and Chinese noodles.

Lena Verdeli is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and the Director of Clinical Training at Teachers College, Columbia University. In the past fifteen years Lena Verdeli has played a key role in landmark studies involving adaptation, training, and testing of psychotherapy packages used by non-specialists (primary care staff, community health workers, etc.) with depressed adults in southern Uganda; war-affected adolescents in IDP camps in northern Uganda and depressed IDP women in Colombia; distressed patients in primary care in Goa, India; depressed community members in Haiti; and war-affected Syrian refugees in Lebanon, among others. She is a member of the Mental Health Advisory Committee for the Millennium Villages Project of the Earth Institute, a Scientific Advisory Council member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Scientific Advisory Board of Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. She received the American Psychological Association International Psychology Division Mentoring Award and chaired the research workgroup of the Family NGO at the UN. She is currently a technical advisor for the WHO on global dissemination of psychosocial treatments.

Barry has advised HLI on communications since 2018 and joined the team full-time in 2021. He previously worked on the events team at the Centre for Effective Altruism, organising EA Global and EAGx conferences. Barry has worked in a wide range of communications roles across the public, private and non-profit sectors for over 13 years. He holds a BA in Social Sciences and a CIPR Diploma in Public Relations.