Founder and Executive Director of Estrategia & Negocios magazine. The publication is part of a series of printed and electronic products of E&N Editorial Group, which have become the essential tools for decision-making among entrepreneurs, executives and investors in the region. Carmen Irene is responsible for planning and directing Estrategia & Negocios’ editorial content, the Business Intelligence Unit, the Electronic Products and Specialized Products. She has created strategic alliances with prominent companies in the region, and turned Grupo E&N into a multimedia platform Recently, she has coordinated forums and roundtables to promote political debate and social dialogue in Central America, managing to place Estrategia & Negocios as the leading business magazine in the region. She has interviewed prominent leaders such as Bjorn Lomborg of the Copenhagen Consensus, Donald Trump, David Lovegrove of the Irish Miracle, Roger Noriega, Michael Chu from IGNIA Fund, and media personalities such as Andrés Oppenheimer, Alberto Padilla and Carlos Montaner. In partnership with other investors, she acquired E&N products in February 2006. She graduated in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado in El Salvador, and belongs to the second promotion of the Central American Leadership Initiative (CALI). She is part of INCAE’S National Council, and leads Vital Voices as President for El Salvador´s chapter. She was named “Distinguished Professional 2008” by the Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado. Outside of her profession, she shares her free time with her three children, Maria Jose, Juan Diego and Javier, who live with her in San Salvador. She has a first-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate.