Laura Gonzalez-Estefani

Before founding and becoming the CEO of TheVentureCity, Laura spent 8+ years at Facebook. First three years she worked as Country Manager for Spain & Portugal, becoming the 1st employee in country reporting to the HQ Growth team. She moved to Silicon Valley to lead the Growth, Mobile & Partnerships team for LATAM, leading the Internet.org & connectivity initiatives. After 4 years, she moved to Miami to lead among other strategic projects, the strategy of Facebook in Cuba, the less connected country in the world. Prior to Facebook, Laura has management roles at eBay, Siemens and Ogilvy Group. Back in 2000 she co-founded Esplaya.com, the first international beach tourism digital platform.