Economic Development · Leadership · Education

Alejandro Filloy

Still building. Now with words.

40 years building organizations across Latin America. Now writing about what it takes to lead, develop talent, and take the region to the next level — for the leaders who have the power to make it happen.

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Ideas & Themes
01

Economic Development & the Value Chain

What it takes for a small country to compete with Ireland and Singapore — and what Latin America needs to do next.

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02

Leadership & Organizational Development

Lessons from leading 22,000 people across four countries — not as theory, but as lived experience from the field.

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03

Education & the Future of Talent

Latin America’s greatest asset is its people. Its biggest missed opportunity is what it does — and doesn’t do — to develop them.

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In his own words Sailor. Skier. Hiker.
Single father of three.
Costa Rican by choice
and by conviction.
Builder
Pioneer
Adventurer
Writer
“Latin America has no shortage of talented people. It has a shortage of blank pages.
Recent Writing
  • A Guide to Thriving in the Virtual Workplace

    A Guide to Thriving in the Virtual Workplace

    In 2022, the world began to transition back to a pre-pandemic reality. However, this "new normal" is vastly different from…

  • Writing dreams

    Writing dreams

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  • Moving to Soho

    Moving to Soho

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A builder who learned
to write.

I spent 40 years inside the organizations that shaped Latin America’s economy. Now I’m on the outside, writing about what I saw, what I learned, and what I think the region needs to hear — from someone who was actually there.

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🏗
Built
Amazon Costa Rica
500 → 18,000 people
🌎
Led
22,000 people across
4 countries
Lives
Costa Rica
Sails when he can
✍️
Now
Writing what
took 40 years to learn