Our People

Meet the People Driving Change

We're a collective of 30+ strategists, designers, researchers, and sustainability thinkers - spanning EMEA, Latin America, and beyond. Multilingual by nature, cross-sector by design, and united by one conviction: sustainability should be ambitious, applicable, and genuinely worth showing up for.

Every project gets a dedicated team, built around what it actually needs. We draw on a deep bench of associates and collaborators - experts across sectors, disciplines, and geographies - so the right people are always in the room.

We take our work seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously.

  • Laura McDermott - Colectivo Photo

    Laura McDermott

    Founder of Colectivo and expert in learning experience and sustainability design; educator of Design, Innovation, and Impact at IE Business School.

  • Carlota de Paula Coelho - Colectivo Photo

    Carlota de Paula Coelho

    Senior Policy Manager at B Lab; former member of the EFRAG TEG for EU sustainability standards.

  • Ricardo Velez - Colectivo Photo

    Ricardo Velez

    Innovator and entrepreneur; focused on customer experience, innovation, and lover of speciality coffee.

  • Mariana Migliano - Colectivo Photo

    Mariana Migliano

    Sustainable service designer specialising in start-ups and human-centred design.

  • Valentina Martingell - Colectivo

    Valentina Martingell

    Behavioural scientist; focused on applying behavioural principles to product and service design.

  • Ellen Buckland - Colectivo Photo

    Ellen Buckland

    Designer specialising in emotional intelligence and storytelling for social impact; educator in Design Thinking and human-centred innovation at IE University.

  • Andrew PW McCarthy - Colectivo Photo

    Andrew PW McCarthy

    Designer, consultant, and educator; founding Academic Director for the Master in Customer Experience and Innovation at IE Business School.

  • Juan Parodi - Colectivo Photo

    Juan Parodi

    Expert in ecosystems and community-building for impact; educator at IE Business School and Geneva Business School.

  • Andrew Selzer-Wong - Colectivo Photo

    Andrew Selzer-Wong

    Finance expert focused on early-stage impact ventures, sustainable finance, and ESG; educator at IE Business School and Geneva Business School.

  • Lucy Morrow - Colectivo Photo

    Lucy Morrow

    Strategic projects professional whose experience spans leading international initiatives within global consulting firms.

  • Alexandra Zografou - Colectivo Photo

    Alexandra Zografou

    Project manager and consultant specialising in EU youth sector digital transformation; published author on mentorship and community building.

  • Juan Alcalde - Colectivo Photo

    Juan Alcalde

    Architect focused on social placemaking and community-based impact; educator at IE Business School.

  • Colm Rowan - Colectivo Photo

    Colm Rowan

    Chef and food entrepreneur; focused on impact-led food businesses and creative ways to minimise food waste.

  • Malcolm Clancy - Colectivo Photo

    Malcolm Clancy

    Sustainable tourism and events leader specialising in business development, marketing, and high-value event sales.

  • Saminathan Subramanian - Colectivo Photo

    Saminathan Subramanian

    Product-focused business strategist with an engineering background, specialising in FMCG product development.

  • Dimitris Spyrou - Colectivo Photo

    Dimitris Spyrou

    Strategic designer focused on sustainable and wellbeing-led experiences; Design Thinking educator at IE University.

  • Ken Dubin - Colectivo Photo

    Ken Dubin

    Expert in corporate governance, strategy, and HR; MD at Medius Capital and educator at IE Business School.

  • Shane McDonnell - Colectivo Photo

    Shane McDonnell

    Strategy and communications leader; former leader of the Sustainability Cluster at GEC.

  • Alison Brogan - Colectivo Photo

    Alison Brogan

    Socio-ecological transformation specialist working with ARC2020; passionate about agri-food systems and cooperatives.

  • Bolu Adewumi - Colectivo Photo

    Bolu Adewumi

    Colectivo Fellow

    Sustainability and behavioural science enthusiast; focused on learning, engagement, and amplifying impactful ideas.

  • Emilia Aristimuno - Colectivo Photo

    Emilia Aristimuno

    Colectivo Fellow

    Behavioural design enthusiast; focused on community building, collaboration, and creating spaces where ideas can thrive.

  • José Salinas - Colectivo Photo

    José Salinas

    Colectivo Fellow

    Sustainability-focused lawyer; focused on behavioural science, collaborative learning, and creating positive social impact.

  • Eniola Falana - Colectivo Photo

    Eniola Falana

    Colectivo Fellow

    Product and customer experience professional; focused on behavioural science, public systems, and designing accessible citizen experiences.

  • Guadalupe Perez Jimenez - Colectivo Photo

    Guadalupe Perez Jimenez

    Colectivo Fellow

    Project professional focused on international development and social impact; specialising in education, wellbeing, and systems change.

  • Giorgia Ruffini - Colectivo Photo

    Giorgia Ruffini

    Colectivo Fellow

    Writer and sustainability advocate; exploring behavioural science, systems thinking, and how ideas inspire meaningful change.

  • Patrick Salameh - Colectivo Photo

    Patrick Salameh

    Colectivo Fellow

    Service designer and educator; focused on connecting academia, innovation, and real-world collaboration through human-centred design.

  • Klara Smetisko - Colectivo Photo

    Klara Smetisko

    Colectivo Fellow

    Customer experience and innovation professional; focused on sustainability, systems change, and human-centred problem-solving.

  • Santiago Betancourt - Colectivo Photo

    Santiago Betancourt

    Colectivo Fellow

    Business development professional; focused on building strategic relationships and connecting people with impact opportunities.

  • Valentina Cordova - Colectivo Photo

    Valentina Cordova

    Colectivo Fellow

    Sustainability enthusiast; focused on learning, collaboration, and supporting the visibility of purpose-driven initiatives.