Diego Saez Gil, Founder/CEO of Pachama

Hi there! I’m a tech entrepreneur and environmentalist, aspiring to contribute to a better future. I’m the founder and CEO of Pachama, a technology company that uses AI and satellite data to verify and monitor carbon sequestration by natural ecosystems, with the goal of driving more funding to their conservation and restoration of nature at planetary scale.

Pachama has raised over $90M by investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon, LowerCarbon, Deutsche Telekom, Serena Williams and many other amazing investors. We have already helped drive funding to projects conserving more than 2 million hectares of tropical forests and restoring tens of thousands of new native forests worldwide.

Prior to Pachama, I co-founded Bluesmart, which pioneered the smart luggage category, and WeHostels which pioneered mobile travel booking. Both companies were acquired by industry leaders. I studied entrepreneurship at Stanford GSB, project management at LaSalle Barcelona, business at Universidad Nacional de Tucumán and electro-mechanics at Escuela Técnica Concepción.

I was born and raised in the north of Argentina, at the foothills of the Andes and the Yunga forests. I’m descendent of indigenous people of South America and European immigrants. At age 25 I left Argentina with the intention of seeing the world, have adventures and make my mark. After a decade of sharpening my tools as a startup founder, living in Europe, the USA and Asia, I decided to put all my experience and energy on the mission of helping restore nature and solve climate change. In a meaningful twist of life, in 2020 I lost my home to record California forest wildfires.

I’m married to Lara Daitter, a therapist and coach, and I’m the proud dad of Andes Saez Daitter. I’m determined to dedicate the rest of my life to work on the purpose of protecting life on Earth for the benefit of all living beings and future generations.

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