Our Team

Cyril Meduña

Managing Partner & President

Founder and President of Advent Morro, managing VCFI, GPEF-I, GPEF-II, and GPEF-III. Over 25 years of venture capital experience in sourcing, analyzing, structuring, investing, monitoring and exiting portfolio company investments. Previously Regional Manager for Puerto Rico and Caribbean at Ehrlich Bober & Co. Inc. (NY investment bank), and worked at Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. and Chase Manhattan Capital Markets.

Education: BS Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; MBA, George Washington University.

Allison Kern

Principal

Joined Advent Morro in March 2017 from StarVest Partners, a $250 million expansion-stage venture capital fund. Led deal sourcing and due diligence, acting as Board Observer to three portfolio companies: Persado, Ceros, and Take the Interview. Previously an investment analyst at a $5 billion emerging markets hedge fund within Carlyle Group, and began her career at Royal Bank of Scotland working across equities, debt, M&A, and restructuring.

Education: BA, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

José Tomás Echeverría

Senior Associate

Born and raised in Santiago, Chile. Joined Morro Ventures (Advent Morro's venture capital arm) in April 2022, expanding the firm's footprint in Latin America through early-stage investments. Previously spent three years at Consorcio (Chilean insurance company, $10B+ AUM) in Investment Risk & Research, and two years as portfolio manager in a $10M Corporate Venture Capital program.

Education: Bachelor's in Business Administration, Universidad de Chile.

Edwin Gandía

Analyst

Joined Advent Morro in November 2022. Previously worked as an associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Responsible for assisting in all aspects of investment due diligence and monitoring portfolio companies.

Education: BBA in Finance, University of Puerto Rico.

Amarilys Rosa

Controller

Certified Public Accountant with more than 15 years of experience in public accounting. Prior to joining Advent Morro, was an Assurance Manager at a top-tier local accounting firm. Vast experience in accounting, auditing, taxes, and advisory services.

Brian Aquino

Analyst

Joined Advent Morro in November 2021. Previously worked as a Portfolio Analyst at Acrecent Financial Corporation. Responsible for assisting in all aspects of investment due diligence and monitoring portfolio companies.

Education: BBA in Finance, University of Puerto Rico.

Carlos Nido

Advisory Committee

President, Green Isle Capital LLC.

Jaime Fortuño

Advisory Committee

Entrepreneur, Partner at Gourmand, Partner at 360 Reserva.

Guillermo Martínez

Advisory Committee

CEO, GM Holdings.

José Carrión

Advisory Committee

Entrepreneur, Former Chairman of Puerto Rico Fiscal Board.

Ralph Christiansen

Advisory Committee

Senior EVP, HUB International.