Nico maffey

Nico Maffey is currently building at the intersection of AI, media, and entertainment—focused on next-generation creative technologies that are redefining how stories are told.

He previously worked as a Solution Manager at C3.ai, helping enterprises and governments deploy large-scale AI solutions. Before that, he was part of the Inter-American Development Bank’s TechLab, where he focused on emerging technologies and authored several publications. Earlier in his career, he was a Digital & Analytics Consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he specialized in technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) and led the LEAP chapter in Washington, D.C.

He has also held roles at leading institutions including the World Bank, United Nations, Goldman Sachs, Harvard’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Accial Capital, and the MIT Media Lab. Nico has advised and invested in early-stage ventures across fintech, health tech, and ad tech, and is an alumnus of both VC Lab and The Yard Ventures fellowship programs.
Focusing on innovation, regulation, and emerging technologies, his academic work has been featured in Forbes, El Economista, and the Harvard Kennedy School Review, among others.

Nico is the recipient of the McKinsey Achievement Award and the MIT-PKG Social Entrepreneurship Award, and was named one of the 100 Most Influential Latinos in 2022.

Before his work in technology, Nico built a distinguished career as an artist—appearing on Broadway in the Tony Award–winning production of Pippin, performing internationally with Cirque du Soleil and James Cameron’s TORUK, and dancing with the Metropolitan Opera and as a soloist with the Drama Desk Award–winning Company XIV. He is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. His artistic work has been featured in The New York Times, The New York Post, and The Harvard Gazette, among others.

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