José Martí Jiménez Figueres is a founder and Managing Partner of Novita Capital since 2004. He has led or co-led the creation, project management, and capital structuring of three companies so far under the Novita scope, with over $10M raised and more than 100 direct jobs created. Investors in Novita projects include renowned local business leaders, commercial banks, The Nature Conservancy, and Conservation International. Previously, Jiménez worked at Mesoamerica Investments in project management and M&A mandates in Central America for over four years, and as an intern at Bain & Company in Colombia and Ramius Capital Group in New York. He has served on several boards of directors in the private sector and at a cabinet-level board in the public sector. He is an Industrial Engineer from the University of Costa Rica and an MBA from Harvard University.