Team
Leadership and a senior associate network.
Prospera is led day-to-day by its founder and delivered by a curated network of senior specialists assembled around each engagement, so clients work with experienced practitioners from the start. They are professionals who strive for innovation and sound practice that delivers sustained results.
Gabriela Montenegro Calderón
Founder & Managing Director
Leads Prospera's trade, investment, and economic-development engagements across multiple regions, from the Americas to Asia, with experience spanning development finance institutions, regional integration bodies, and the private sector. An alumna of the University of Washington (MSc) and the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (MIM).
Juan Francisco González
Senior Specialist — Digital Government & Trade Facilitation
Leads engagements in government digital transformation, trade facilitation, process simplification, and institutional modernization, with experience spanning regional integration bodies, multilateral development institutions (IFC/World Bank, IDB, USAID), and the public sector. A graduate in Computer Science with an MBA from Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (UCA), El Salvador.
Alba Verónica Yacabalquiej Salanic
Specialist — Inclusive & Sustainable Development
Specializes in designing, implementing, and evaluating projects in sustainable development, governance, and inclusive economic growth, connecting community actors, public institutions, and international cooperation. With a background in International Relations and Political Science, she advances the participation of indigenous peoples and youth — including as a representative to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the GEF, and as co-founder of the World Food Forum's National Youth Chapter in Guatemala.
Lucía López Geoffroy
Digital & Communications Expert
Specializes in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge sharing to support sustainable development initiatives. With experience designing impactful communication strategies, managing campaigns, and fostering partnerships, she contributes to advancing social and economic impact. Master's Degree in Marketing and Communications from Rome Business School.
Ing. María Zaghi
Digital Ecosystems & Innovation Entrepreneurship
A renowned engineer and a pioneer of Guatemala's and Central America's technology sector, with over 40 years advancing digital transformation, entrepreneurship, and technological inclusion. She leads business development at Campus TEC — Central America's first technology park — accelerating and connecting more than 1,000 ICT companies, helped structure Guatemala's first internet node and first national e-commerce platform, and led the country's 2008 Electronic Commerce and Signatures Law. She advises international and local organizations on e-government, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, innovation hubs, smart territories, and nearshoring. Systems Engineering degree from Universidad Francisco Marroquín and an MBA (Management Information Systems) from the University of Maryland.