Felipe Valencia-Dongo is a Peruvian strategist and bridge-builder between the private sector and society. He is Managing Partner of Grupo Estrategia, a social-purpose firm that helps large-scale private projects in emerging markets achieve Social Acceptance, the permission to begin, and Sustainable Coexistence, long-term harmonious relationships with communities and social organizations in their areas of influence.
Felipe and his team articulate cooperation between the private sector, communities, and the public sector to generate shared value. Grupo Estrategia works with projects exceeding USD 1 billion in investment and has mobilized over USD 500 million for social development initiatives.
Previously, Felipe served as CEO and Fund Manager of an investment fund in higher education, as Advisor to Peru’s Prime Minister, and as Advisor to the Minister of Education during the implementation of Peru’s national education reform. Earlier in his career, he worked in poverty reduction alongside Muhammad Yunus at the Grameen Creative Lab and at Peru’s Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion.
He has served as Vice-President of IPAE, one of Peru’s most influential non-profit business organizations, and was appointed the youngest President in 60 years of CADE Ejecutivos, Peru’s annual summit for business, political, and civic leaders. He currently serves on the boards of IPAE, Sistema B Perú, and Es Hoy (a movement of private-sector leaders working for national progress).
Felipe graduated with honors in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru) and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge as a Chevening Scholar. He was selected by the World Economic Forum as Young Global Leader in 2023.
