William Mejia Ramos

William is co-founder of Arrebol Capital.
He is our FinTech expert and works daily to help founders refine their business model, navigate regulation, structure financing, assess valuation, and with just about anything corporate finance related.
Most importantly, when he doesn’t know the answers, he opens his rolodex to seek expert advice from his connections in financial centers worldwide.
He is also our link to capital markets, helping startups find their way towards a successful public offering or discover alternative exit strategies.
At Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, he helped investors for more than 10 years with equity analysis of financial companies in Latin America, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and the Middle East.
During his career in investment banking he called home some of the most vibrant financial centers in the world like New York, London and Dubai.
He also led roadshows of successful IPOs in Turkey and Russia.
During his 5-year tenure at GAM Investment Management, William managed a USD 500mn Global Emerging Markets fund in Switzerland.
He participated as an investor in some of the most interesting recent FinTech opportunities in emerging markets such as TCS Group in Russia; MTC in Thailand; and PagSeguro in Brazil.
William lives in Geneva with his wife and three children.
He is a keen swimmer and is a regular participant in European Olympic-distance triathlon competitions.
He is fluent in English, Spanish and French.
William holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de los Andes, and a M.A.
in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University.
During his graduate program he spent a semester abroad at ESSEC in France.