About Us

Mark is co-founder of Pomona Impact, and ongoing Venture Partner, and co-creator of Impact HUB Antigua and Chamba CoworkIng. He was born In Guatemala and for fifteen years worked as CEO of his family’s hotel management & development firm, with operations in Honduras, Panama, Guatemala, and Ecuador.  He’s also a startup entrepreneur and has advised & mentored many others.     He graduated from Cornell University with a BS, read and diligently applied the “ 10 Day MBA”, and attempted to glean wise insights from his failures along the way.   At present, he’s writing a book about social entrepreneurship in Central America, criss-crossing the region visiting social entrepreneurs, meeting with those that support them, and  spending time with the many that benefit from their efforts.  He keeps a sharp eye out for  impact investment opportunities along the way.   

Ann joined the Pomona team as an investment officer after working for the investment banking of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt. She focused on M&A and Equity Capital Market transactions. Furthermore, she worked for multiple structured finance divisions of DZ Bank. These included the Asset-Backed Security team in New York City and the Leveraged Finance team in Frankfurt. She holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Münster (Germany). Additionally, she completed studies abroad at the Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (France) and at the State University of New York (United States).