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Meet the Snova Team

Dora Gutierrez — Founder and CEO

Founder and CEO

Dora Gutierrez,
MBA

With a background spanning Fortune 500 supply chain transformation and entrepreneurship, Dora brings the strategic and operational expertise to take Snova from lab to market. A 3x founder with deep experience in sustainable supply chains, business model innovation and global commercial development across North America, Latin America and Europe.

Amazon Walmart AB InBev Columbia University

Co-Founder and CSO

Alvaro de Obeso,
PhD

PhD in Biomedical Science specialising in Molecular Microbiology and Bioengineering. National Researcher recognised by CONACYT. Over a decade of research in agave biology, fermentation science and bioprocess engineering. Alvaro's proprietary understanding of the agave microbiome is the scientific foundation and competitive moat of everything Snova builds.

University of Edinburgh Tec de Monterrey CONACYT
Alvaro de Obeso — Co-Founder and CSO

Advisors

Guided by people who have done it before

Hermance de la Bastide

Hermance de la Bastide

Strategy in Sustainability

Hermance brings extensive experience in sustainability strategy and supply chain transformation across global industries. She is B-Corp certified and has worked with leading companies at Pernod Ricard and Earthworm Foundation.

Santiago Garcia

Santiago Garcia

Agtech, Tequila and Upcycling

Santiago knows the agave world inside out, from the field to the bottle. As a tequila business owner and agricultural expert, he brings hands-on knowledge of production, distribution and the untapped value hidden in agave production waste.

Bernardo Gonzalez

Bernardo Gonzalez

Technology and Operations

Bernardo specialises in scaling biotechnology from lab to industrial production. With deep roots in the tequila industry, he has guided multiple ventures through the full journey from early-stage research to commercial scale.

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