Brandeis Innovation

Juan Giraldo

juanSpark Program Lead

Juan is a serial entrepreneur and a MBA class 2018 from Babson College. Currently, Juan is the CEO & Co-founder of his 4th company – Waku – a direct-to-consumer beverage brand of herbal teas that support a healthy gut. Waku uses only ethically sourced ingredients from the Andes mountains of Ecuador and supports the livelihoods of dozens of Ecuadorian small holder farmers.

He was previously the CEO of eServ S.A. – an IT consulting & education company based in Ecuador and Peru and CEO and co-founder of eServ LATAM a fast growing online IT education company with customers in 10+ Latin American countries.

Juan is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. He has lived and studied in Europe, North America and South America and is fluent in three languages: Spanish, English and French. He is passionate about entrepreneurship, management and high impact businesses.