About Silvia Castro
The following is some of Silvia Castro’s street cred, after earning degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Georgetown and Columbia.
The Business Monitor of Corporate Reputation recognized Castro as one of the 50 leading women in Central America, while Forbes Magazine recognized her as an influential woman in Latin America. She was the winner of MJ Magazine’s 100 Outstanding Women Award in Costa Rica.
Silvia appeared in Summa magazine’s “Who's Who in the Region,” for being one of the most influential leaders in Central America and the Dominican Republic. She was also named "Person of the Year" by La República Newspaper in Costa Rica.
Dr. Castro is President of the Board of Directors of Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT), Latin America’s top private bilingual university. She has voluntarily served on multiple boards of directors of non-governmental organizations, in her role as an activist for freedom, education and human rights.
She is Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican-North American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM); a member of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP); and a member of YPO, a global community of business leaders. In addition, she is a member of the Business and Industrial Advisory Committee of the OECD (BIAC), as an expert in international educational policies; and she was part of the Council of Notables in State Reform and the Council of Women in the Presidential House. Silvia’s leadership is also present in the Women and Business Congress of the Chamber of Commerce.