Lima, Peru

Lucho
Escobedo

I build organizations that convert data and intelligence into decisions, value, and durable advantage.

Lucho Escobedo
  • PhD, Geospatial Economics · University of Illinois
  • Fulbright Scholar · Tinker Fellow · CLACSO Fellow
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese
  • Lima, Peru
$1B+Cumulative business impact
4Industries: banking, technology, consulting, consumer goods
3Continents: Americas, Europe, Middle East
20yrBuilding systems that compound

What I bring to any room

01

Enterprise Data & AI Platforms

Build and consolidate unified data platforms and AI-oriented architectures to enable scalable, governed operations.

02

Decision Systems Design

Integrate data, models, and business rules to drive real-time decisions and automate critical processes.

03

Operating Model Design

Structure and scale data organizations to align engineering, governance, and operations for effective execution.

04

AI Enablement & Adoption

Translate AI capabilities into business applications through structured development and disciplined deployment.

05

Governance & Trust Systems

Establish ownership standards and control frameworks to ensure reliable, traceable, and auditable use of data and AI.

06

Product & Value Strategy

Define value frameworks and strategic roadmaps to align data and AI initiatives with measurable business outcomes.

Building for the long game

Advisory · Strategy · 2025

Kipu

We help organizations make data, technology, and AI meaningful, anchoring capability to how they actually operate, decide, and grow.

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Investment · Acquisition · 2024

Green Street Holdings

We invest in small businesses to strengthen their foundations, modernize with purpose, and build long-term resilience.

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Community · Platform · 2025

BJJ Cerca de Mí

A platform helping BJJ practitioners find verified academies near them. Now live across five Peruvian cities.

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Gear · Brand · 2025

The Way

Training gear and content for practitioners who take physical culture seriously. Built from the mats.

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Twenty years of compounding experience

Apr 2026 – Present
Lima, PE
Corporate Director of Data
Yanbal / FERBEL
Leading the corporatization of data, establishing enterprise architecture, governance, and AI-ready foundations across a multinational beauty company.
Aug 2025 – Apr 2026
Lima, PE
Head of Data & Advanced Analytics
Banco de Credito del Peru (BCP)
Led credit risk analytics spanning strategy, governance, and regulatory alignment across Retail, SME, and Payments at Peru's largest bank.
Jun 2023 – Jul 2025
Miami, US
Head of Data & Analytics Engineering, HRO
ADP
Unified Analytics Engineering, Data Operations, and Governance into a single operating model. Led a 25-person organization.
May 2020 – Jun 2023
Miami, US
Director to VP, Data Science & Analytics
REEF Technology
Built the data science function from the ground up. Advanced to VP through three promotions.
Aug 2017 – Aug 2019
São Paulo, BR
Senior Data Scientist
McKinsey & Company
Led technical delivery and strategic advisory across the Americas at McKinsey's AI arm. Applied solutions across banking, CPG, logistics, and healthcare.
Aug 2013 – Jul 2017
Champaign, US
Analytics Consultant
CITL, University of Illinois
Advised faculty and researchers on study design, methods, and analysis to support evidence-based academic work.
Jun 2006 – Jun 2010
Lima, PE
Researcher
GRADE, Group for the Analysis of Development
Produced applied research informing economic and education policy in Peru and across Latin America.
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The Wolf's Den

Let's create together

If you are looking for a strategic partner for your data or technology journey, exploring investment or acquisition opportunities, or think our paths align, reach out.

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Currently open for
Strategic Advisory
Data strategy, AI adoption, organizational transformation. Particularly interested in organizations at an inflection point.
Investment & Acquisition
Small business acquisitions, partnerships, and capital investments through Green Street Holdings.
Speaking & Collaboration
Data leadership, AI strategy, entrepreneurship, and the intersection of physical culture and professional performance.