Javier de la Torre co-founded CARTO in 2012. Frustrated by the existing GIS solutions, I wanted to simplify the geospatial analysis.

Javier de la Torre is now CARTO's Chief Strategy Officer and is considered one of the pioneers in Location Intelligence. Under his leadership, CARTO has grown from an innovative idea to one of the fastest growing geospatial companies in the world.

He began his career as an environmental scientist, applying data technologies to analyze and visualize endangered species. In 2007, I founded Vizzuality, a renowned geospatial company dedicated to bridging the gap between science and environmental policy development by making better use of data.

He has been widely recognized for his visionary leadership, and is a frequent speaker at data analysis, open source, geospatial technology and biodiversity informatics events. Javier holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Sciences from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Freie Universität Berlin. He is also an advisory member of many organizations, such as the European Biodiversity Observation Network.

As CSO of CARTO, Javier is responsible for executing the company's strategy to achieve its mission, the democratization of Location Intelligence.

Javier de la Torre I co-founded CARTO in 2012. Frustrated by existing GIS solutions, I wanted to simplify geospatial analysis.

Javier de la Torre is today CARTO's director of strategy and is considered one of the pioneers of geographic intelligence. Under his leadership, CARTO has gone from an innovative idea to one of the fastest growing geospatial companies in the world.

He began his career as an environmental scientist by applying data technologies to analyze and visualize endangered species. In 2007, he founded Vizzuality, a renowned geospatial company dedicated to bridging the gap between science and the development of environmental policies through a better use of data.

He is widely recognized for his visionary leadership and is frequently invited as a speaker-lecturer at events on data analysis, free software, geospatial technology and biodiversity computing. Javier holds a degree in agricultural engineering and environmental sciences from the Université polytechnique de Madrid and the Freie Universität Berlin. He is also a consultative member of many organizations, such as the Réseau Européen d'Observation de la Biodiversité.

As CARTO's CSO, Javier is responsible for executing the company's strategy to achieve its mission, the democratization of geographic intelligence.

Javier de la Torre co-founded CARTO in 2012. Frustrated by existing GIS solutions, he wanted to simplify geospatial analysis.

Javier de la Torre is now CARTO's Chief Strategy Officer and is considered one of the pioneers in Location Intelligence. Under his leadership, CARTO has gone from being an innovative idea to being one of the fastest growing geospatial companies in the world.

He began his career as an environmental scientist, applying data technologies to analyze and visualize endangered species. In 2007, he founded Vizzuality, a renowned geospatial company dedicated to closing the gap between science and environmental policy making, through a better use of data.

He has been widely recognized for his visionary leadership, and is a frequent speaker at events on data analysis, open source, geospatial technology and biodiversity informatics. Javier is an Agricultural Engineer and Environmental Sciences from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Freie Universität Berlin. He is also an advisory member of multiple organizations, such as the European Biodiversity Observation Network.

As CARTO's CSO, Javier is responsible for executing the company's strategy to achieve its mission, the democratization of Location Intelligence.