Maria Zapata

Co-Founder

Madrid, Spain32 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in social entrepreneurship with a focus on systemic change.

Social Entrepreneurship

32 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

16 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

23 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

3 roles

Apr 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

ASPIRe is an accelerator and a learning lab that supports social entrepreneurs to create system change at exponential scale by activating agency and cultivating changemaking networks, empowered by platform thinking and enabled by open source technology.

Social Entrepreneurship

Promoted

Jan 2010 – Present · 16 yrs 4 mos

Ashoka´s Flagship program on scaling system change. An initiative that supports social entrepreneurs to spread their impact more broadly and efficiently by helping them strengthen and deepen their vision for systemic and frame change. Supported 450 Ashoka Fellows. Engaged 2500+ pro-bono Thought Partners. Organized 27 Summits. Managed 60+ partners. Raised $13.5M+.

Social Entrepreneurship

Jan 2003 – Jan 2013 · 10 yrs

Launched the organization in Spain, and supported the initial efforts of Ashoka in Western Europe. Participated in the creation of the social entrepreneurship field in Spain. It entailed building strong partnerships across sectors and achieving long-term economic commitments (for a complex concept during difficult economic times). It required raising awareness, lots of convincing, mobilizing many allies, doing more with less.

Social Entrepreneurship

4 roles

Jan 2000 – Jan 2003 · 3 yrs

In charge of key accounts to ensure growth business targets (x3) and customer focus

Jan 1998 – Jan 2001 · 3 yrs

Promoted

Jan 1997 – Jan 2000 · 3 yrs

Successfully led the integration of 5 acquisitions. Created a new Integration Program then used as a model in other GE Capital global acquisitions. Led Cross-Functional Teams. Change Driver - Process Improvement; Project Management. Meetings & Work-Out Facilitation;

Jan 1994 – Jan 1997 · 3 yrs

Leading Financial Program in Corporate America. In-House MBA-like that included 6 months job rotations in various GE businesses in different countries (UK, The Netherlands and US)