Board of Directors

Carlos Cruz Montano

As a Principal Consultant at Danovo Energy Solutions, Carlos has over two decades of

experience in the electric utility industry. He has worked in engineering and project management

roles for an electric utility and an Original Equipment Manufacturer.

A Mexico City native, he is fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

As a KIVA fellow, Carlos served this international nonprofit with its mission to expand financial

access for underserved communities, facilitating that they thrive. He worked in Liberia.

Paraguay, and Guatemala with microfinance partnerships via a mutual dignity model.

Carlos earned an MBA degree with focus in international business from Loyola University (New

Orleans), has a BSME from Louisiana State University, and an electromechanical engineering

diploma from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico.

Carlos is a gardener, outdoorsman, and meditator. A supporter of nature-based child

development education, he ascribes to the power of beautiful design within global environmental

sustainability.