Career Biography

Andrea is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Law from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. In this branch of law, she has 15 years of experience. In this time, she worked at Banco Pichincha and Corporación GPF (Fybeca), in addition to a short stint in the public sector at the Comptroller General of the State and the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security. Andrea is currently Head of Compliance at Banco ProCredit S.A., a position she has held since July 2024. She directs the Bank’s regulatory compliance strategy and oversees a team of five lawyers.

During her professional career, Andrea has advised companies on contractual and regulatory matters and the creation of compliance systems based on integrity and good practices. In team leadership, she has ensured that legal professionals connect with the needs of business areas and cooperate from a perspective that guarantees compliance with the laws and, at the same time, aligns with the business objectives of the industries they advise, ensuring that legal risk management and compliance not only prevents but generates value.

In December 2024, she was selected by Banco ProCredit to attend ProCredit Holding’s Managers Academy, which consists of a training program in management skills and critical thinking, training aimed at the bank’s professionals in management positions and who meet the profile required for a two-year training given in Germany. Likewise, on behalf of the Bank, she has participated as a speaker in important forums on issues of sustainability, investments and prevention of violence against women.