Jorge Rojas Ruiz

Experience

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  Council on Hemispheric Affairs

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Research Associate

  - Published various policy research articles regarding current economic/political events in Latin America, including Quinoa’s effects on economic growth in Bolivia, the Cuban embargo, and foreign direct investment in Mexico among others- Authored 7/62 published articles of the entire intern class (26 members)- Research articles were published in The Washington Report on the Hemisphere academic publication and circulated in pages of independent American, Caribbean, and Brazilian news sources- Co-authored a human rights and environmental violations report about Canadian mining ventures in Latin America Show less

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  Humanitas Global

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2014

  Junior Associate

  • Coordinated the distribution strategy for complementary foods in four Salvadorian communities with the Ministry of Health and local NGOs, improving malnutrition levels for children under the age of five• Researched global fiscal and marketing sugar policy standards for the WHO’s new consumption recommendations• Recruited a former Clinton Foundation initiative CEO for a high-level advisor role at Community for Zero Hunger, a multisectoral response to the United Nations Zero Hunger Challenge• Provided support through monitoring and evaluation, site visits, program design, interview-based research, report drafting and stakeholder scoping for the Community for Zero Hunger• Active contributor of the Humanitas Global Development & Hunger-Undernutrition blogs; the latter has 70,000+ views Show less

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  ImportRipple

  Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

  Co-founder

  (Project on Hold)• Developed an on-line platform to enable individuals from developing regions sell their handmade artisan goods • Selected by startup incubator BetaBlox to join their management support scheme• Advanced the company’s business model by establishing relationships with suppliers in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru• Sold 75% of merchandise inventory by managing all operations and logistics of a product beta test on Shopify.com

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  ReputationInc

  Mar 2015 - Nov 2015

  Part-time Analyst

  • Drafted monthly EU and global policy reports for Visa Inc. covering general banking, mobile payments, data protection, virtual currency and other issues• Researched influential Local Enterprise Partnership members for a UK client project and created a stakeholder influence map for a global nutrition and weight management company

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  Multicomehbp

  Oct 2015 - May 2016

  Head of Business Development

  • Increased the sale of MERCO reputation management reports to top Bolivian corporations by 400% between 2015 and 2016• Managed negotiations with Kotler Impact and Pearson Education to consolidate the representation of Prof. Philip Kotler and his brand, online courses, forums, and academic publications in 13 Latin American countries• Modeled financial projections and business plans to set operative and commercial budgets for 2016• Realized weekly cash-flow analyses reducing inefficient spending by 25% between 2015 and 2016 Show less

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  Humanitas Global

  May 2016 - Jun 2017

  Associate

  • Co-led a food supplement distribution evaluation for infants in Guatemala for a US-based food multinational firm• Executed a qualitative research project on food and nutrition education in Latin America for the FAO of the United Nations• Performed literature review desk research and report writing for a UNICEF climate emergencies resilience study in Central America

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  AB InBev

  Jun 2017 - May 2020

  • Gerente Regional Corporate Affairs

    Mar 2019 - May 2020

  • Commercial Leader - Corporate Affairs

    Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Jefe Regional Corporate Affairs

    Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
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  Millicom (Tigo)

  May 2020 - Feb 2024

  Local Compliance Officer
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  AB InBev

  Feb 2024 - now

  Ethics & Compliance Manager