Mario J. Valdivia

Mario has earned degrees from Universidad Católica de Chile (Civil Engineer), U. of Chicago (MBA), and Harvard (MPA). He started his professional career in Chile. In 1991 he co-founded “Excel Chile Servicios Financieros S.A.”. Excel represented in Chile the Investment Banking businesses of “Credit Suisse First Boston Inc.” Mario acted as CEO of this venture until 2006. During 1995 he also founded a company in the records management industry in Chile. He was Chairman and controlling shareholder of this venture until 2004, when it was sold to ‘Iron Mountain Inc.’ From 1994 to 2006 Mario held board positions at some large Chilean Corporations.

During 2006 Mario moved with his family to Belmont, Massachusetts, where he became a senior fellow at the “Business and Government Center” from Harvard. During this period, he studied US civil society with an emphasis in nonprofit organizations. In 2010, Mario became a senior equity partner at “Independencia Asset Management LLC”. He left “Independencia” in 2013 to start his own company. Mario is currently President of North Colony Asset Management LLC, a real estate investment firm in New England. Also, Mario is currently a member of the board of trustees at some Foundations. The list includes: “Enseña Chile” (Teach for America in Chile), “Carr Center” at Harvard University, and the Financial Advisory Board of the Jesuit Order in Chile. Mario is married with Sonia Cox and have five children.