Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Rafael has extensive experience in due diligence, management of ESG standards, and legal guidance in projects with significant environmental impacts. He is also a strategic advisor on company boards, contributing to decision-making on sustainability and environmental management at the corporate level. He was made a Fellow of the Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship, a global initiative that brings together leaders committed to climate action in the global south. Languages

Partner

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (2025 – present)

Pástor Estudio Jurídico Ambiental, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2022-2025)

Partner, Noboa, Peña & Torres, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2020-2022)

Partner, Quevedo & Ponce, Guayaquil, Ecuador (2017-2020)

Spanish, English

Yale – Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship, New Haven, USA (Fellow, 2024)

CEUPE European Business School, Spain (Diploma in Environmental Impact Management and Assessment, 2023)

Universidad Católica de Murcia, Spain (Diploma in Environmental and Energy Impact Management, 2023)

TÜV Nord Group (Internal Auditor, 2023)

ADEN International Business School & George Washington University (Specialization in Sustainable Business, 2022)

George Washington University (GWU), Business School, USA (Specialization in Compliance, 2021)

Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador (Master’s in Business Law, 2012)

Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador (Lawyer, 2010)