Cynthia Villar Sanchez

Cynthia Villar is a lifelong Christian and CIU MBA graduate with over 20 years of experience in different market sectors. Cynthia led the formation of the Business Innovation and Development Center at her undergraduate university in Lima, Peru. She won Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017 and Fintech Founder of the Year in 2018. Cynthia was also selected as an Outstanding Women Entrepreneur of the GIST Catalyst program in Brisbane, Australia in 2018 and has participated in several international contests such as StartUp Peru, StartUp Chile, StartUp Mexico, Village Capital, GIST, Techstars, Halcyon Incubator, WeXChange, Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, The Holt Fintech Accelerator, Kunan, Open Road Alliance, FinXperience, and F10 Accelerator.

Cynthia currently serves as a mentor and consultant for different entrepreneurship organizations in Peru, Chile, Argentina, and the USA and is on the steering committee for Halcyon Incubator. Cynthia is working hand in hand with very talented and dedicated international CIU Graduate Assistants who are all devoted to making this center one of the best in the world.

Cynthia is proud to serve as the Director of CIU’s Business & Career Development Center, a new initiative from the School of Business to the world, based on three pillars: entrepreneurship, employment, and mentoring, to increase and expand access to high-quality training workshops and programs to help students, alumni, and the community start their own companies, pursue their dream job in today’s high-demanding fields, or connect with mentors/coaches to connect to their calling while growing personally and professionally.