Mariano Larena

Managing Director - We Share Forward (Switzerland) Foundation

Mariano Larena is the Managing Director of We Share Forward (Switzerland) Foundation, where he leads efforts to expand its innovative philanthropic revolving funding model that empowers changemakers – from social entrepreneurs to bright students – in education, health, sustainable food systems and regenerative agriculture, and who commit to ‘share it forward’ with future generations of changemakers.

With over 30 years of international experience and specialized expertise in impact investing, technical assistance and capacity building in emerging markets, Mariano has held senior leadership roles across key actors of the impact investing industry, such as Symbiotics (at which he most recently served as CEO of Symbiotics Capacity Building, as CEO of Symbiotics Association for Sustainable Development, and as Head of the Impact Division) or ProCredit-IPC (where he worked as Regional Coordinator for Latin America). He currently serves as Chairperson of Symbiotics Capacity Building, and sits on the Boards of Tameo Impact Fund Solutions and Symbiotics Association for Sustainable Development.

Before joining We Share Forward, Mariano worked extensively in development finance, microfinance, and SME consulting, after a previous professional period at which he held senior positions in German and Spanish real estate and commercial banking. His career reflects a consistent focus on bridging finance and impact, fostering sustainable growth, and enabling the next generation of social entrepreneurs.