Opinno Team

Patricia Araque, Community Director, Opinno Social, Madrid 

Patricia is very involved in the entrepreneurial scene in Spain. She is passionate about marketing, social media and open innovation in education. She has extensive experience in managing marketing and PR projects in several startups and franchise businesses in the sectors of telecommunications, retail, education, services, mass media and non profit organizations. Also, she has worked as a professor in the ESIC Marketing & Business School. In 2004, she bootstrapped her own business and has led its growth in teaching English as second language to almost one thousand students. 

In parallel, Patricia is the co-founder and President of Ellas 2.0, a sister organization to Women 2.0 in Europe which has the goal of increasing the number of female entrepreneurs in technology.  

Patricia has a degree in Advertisement and PR from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and holds a Master's Degree in Marketing and Sales from Instituto de Directivos de Empresa. In 2008, she was chosen to participate in Lidera, a Comunidad de Madrid project for developing leaderships skills in high potential women. 

Fernando Diaz, Manager for Opinno Ventures, Chicago 

Fernando's past work focuses on the development and evaluation of business plans, technology validation and internationalization planning. Fernando finished his studies in Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid through a partnership with the Illinois Institute of Technology.

He has worked at the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Innovation in the @LIS program of the European Commission for Technology Transfer to Latin American Countries in monitoring the economic sustainability of technology transfer projects.

Milagros Péres Diez, Analyst and Director of the MIT Tech Review en Español, Madrid 

Motivated by her desire to work with teams of passionate entrepreneurs who have an extraordinary approach to the world, Milagros joined the Opinno Madrid team after working with technology companies in both the United States and Argentina. Milagros manages the MIT Technology Review en Español at Opinno and oversees both its content and the management of its partners.

Previously, Milagros was trained as a English linguist at the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN, Argentina) and as a translator at the Sampere Institute in Madrid. In addition to her career in languages, Mila has commercial experience in customer services for important companies such as Dell Computers Argentina, E.X.A.S.A and Hostería Los Notros. 

Pablo Massana, Opinno Ventures, San Francisco

Pablo saw in Opinno a place where he could develop both his knowledge of engineering and finance. Initially an Industrial Engineer with a focus on Business Administration at the Universitat Ramon Llull, Pablo is now finishing a Finance degree at the University of California, Berkeley. His work experience includes being an Operations Manager at SEUR and a Sales Department Assistant at T-Systems. Pablo has guided start-ups and spin-offs through projects that, besides showing innovation and great potential, also promise economic viability and growth acceleration. Passionate about the new and unknown, Pablo enjoys being part of the entrepreneurship world as it creates innovation, develops the economy, changes the present, and ultimately shapes the future.

Jorge Piñeiro Serradilla, Business Analyst, Opinno Madrid 

Originally from Madrid, Jorge has had international experience working in Cork (Ireland) and Chicago. His experience living outside of Spain has given him both life and professional skills, which together have improved his world view and his level of creativity when finding original solutions to business problems. Educated as an Industrial Engineer at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Jorge joined Opinno because of his desire to help new entrepreneurs develop and transform their ideas into efficient and sustainable companies.

Eli Rabek, Analyst and Director of Opinno Venture Challenge, San Francisco 

With the desire to learn about entrepreneurs worldwide, Eli joined Opinno’s Madrid team in 2009. Eli’s involvement in the world of entrepreneurship got a kick-start when he served as the co-president of BASES, the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students. At BASES, Eli helped lead two of the largest university business plan competitions in the United States, awarding $100,000 to the top ventures coming out of the university. In 2009, Eli received his B.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford.

At Opinno, Eli led the red.es-sponsored Ficod09 Premier Entrepreneur’s Competition, the largest Digital Media and Communications Competition in Spain, and he has worked with many startups in developing their business plans and investor pitches.

Fernando Rodriguez, Analyst, Madrid 

Fernando joined Opinno because of the opportunity it provided to work with startups on multiple fronts, to learn from entrepreneurs and to be connected with the most prestigious universities. Originally trained as an Industrial Engineer at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Fernando went on to receive his Masters in Industrial Technology and Management from the Illinois Institute of Technology. With experience working in Spain, the United States and Sweeden, Fernando’s past work involves evaluating business plans and technology feasibility proposals for international growth.

Ana Vega, Analyst, Opinno Social, San Francisco 

Ana Vega joined Opinno in search of a team composed of talented and passionate people. Her communication skills and creativity, which extend into photography and songwriting, contribute to her involvement in a myriad of exciting settings. Ana's international experience in Madrid, Paris, London and San Francisco has shaped her as a motivated individual who constantly learns from everything and everyone, making her perfect for Opinno Social.

Her past work experiences include small businesses and Fortune 500 companies such as BMG/Sony, where she took the role of Communication Officer, BNP Paribas, where she was first the Market Data Team Administrator and then the UK Communication Officer, BT LookSmart, where she worked as the Spanish Editor, and Telemadrid. In addition to having studied at the Saint Louis des Français and Lycée International College, Ana received her Master's in Communications/Journalism from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.