Antonio Belfort

Antonio Belfort has a long and varied career in business. Antonio began in 1990 as a Senior Financial Consultant for Krygier, Montilla y Asoc. (Deloitte & Touche Affiliate). In 1995, they became an Engagement Manager for McKinsey & Company. In 2000, they Co-founded and served as Executive VP for Procura Digital (now Aquanima), where they designed a disruptive model with the financial and marketing plan and led a round of seed capital of US$ 4,000,000 from angel investors. In 2007, they became an Investor & Director for Quántico Trends. From 2012 to 2018, they served as Advisor, Consejero Delegado and Board Member, and Director General (Chief Operating Officer) for CELISTICS, where they were responsible for the operation of the company in 15 countries, strengthening relationships with current clients, identifying new business opportunities, streamlining operations and leading the development of innovative and intelligent solutions. In 2017, they became Managing Partner for Galley Financial. From 2018 to 2019, they were a Partner for CIC MEDIA TV. Currently, they are Co-Founder and Managing Director for Extracta Group, monetizing legacy telecom copper networks to generate cash flow to operators in a profit share model and supporting the decommissioning and recycling of all copper cables. Antonio is also a Board Member for Protel Technologies.

Antonio Belfort obtained their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Universidad Metropolitana (VE) between 1986 and 1991. Antonio then went on to receive a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from IESA between 1993 and 1995, and completed an exchange semester at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994.