Christopher Smith Padilla

Christopher Smith Padilla currently serves as a Scout at GoAhead Ventures and LvlUp Ventures while holding a Fellowship at Venture Cooperative. In addition, Christopher is a Deal Partner at Ganas Ventures, which focuses on investing in pre-seed and seed stage community-driven startups in the US and Latin America. Prior experience includes working as a Bilingual Retirement Specialist at Empower and as an Associate Financial Service Professional at Charles Schwab. Before these roles, Christopher was a Tax Associate at H&R Block and a Tax Preparer at Fresnillo Tax Services. Earlier in the career, Christopher worked as a Merchandise Associate at Lowe's and served as a Head Coach at Impact Football Academy FC. Christopher holds an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from Iowa Western Community College and a high school diploma from Leander High School.