Nico maffey

Originally from Argentina, Nico has worked across the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, where he focused on international economic development and business strategy. He is currently a consultant at McKinsey & Co where he leads the LEAP by Mckinsey chapter in DC. He is also an independent business consultant and adviser for several ventures in Latin American in fintech, proptech, and healthtech.

Nico is also the founder of FINICS, a SaaS solution for health providers in Mexico, and previous Co-founder of Vaiven, a B2C marketplace for financial products targeting Mexicans at the bottom of the pyrammid.

He has worked at leading development and financial organizations, including the World Bank, the United Nations, Harvard’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, BetterGovs, and Alumni Ventures. His work and research have been featured in Forbes, El Economista de Mexico, Diario La Nacion, and Diario Perfil.

He is the recipient of numerous awards including the McKinsey Achievement Award, MIT-PKG’s Social Entrepreneurship Award, 100 Most Influential Latinos in 2022, and Harvard Innovation Labs’ Allston Ventures Fund.

Nico also built a prolific career as a professional performing artist, having worked as an actor on Broadway for the Tony-award winning production of Pippin, a principal at Cirque du Soleil’s TORUK, and soloist in various national and international companies, including the MetOpera, Company XIV, Seven Fingers, among others.

He holds an A.B. from Harvard College and MPA-ID from the Harvard Kennedy School.