Gustavo Manrique's professional experience and academic background qualify him as a strong leader who can strategically influence and foster collaborations leading to innovative projects and public policies, contributing to Ecuador's development. He began his career in socio-environmental and agricultural companies, participating in over 2000 environmental projects. He successfully led executive positions in organizations such as:

• Founder of Soluciones Ambientales Totales S.A. Sambito
• Founder and President of the International Environmental Summit – CIMA
• Founder of the EARTH Alumni Association
• First graduate to serve on the Board of Directors of the Earth University Foundation

In recognition of his environmental efforts, he achieved:

• The first Guinness record for the city of Quito for recycling, collecting 1,559,002 bottles in 6 days (2012)
• One of the 100 most influential leaders in climate change in Latin America (2020-2021-2022-2023)

Gustavo Manrique is also:

• Founder and President of the Latin America Green Awards, a platform that finds, connects, and amplifies the impact of game-changers driving planetary transformations. Every year of the 3.000 registrations, the top 500 projects from each years open call in our activities and benefits

In 2023, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility for the administration of H.E. President Guillermo Lasso, before that he was Minister of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition, where he:

⁃ Increased protected marine and terrestrial areas by 42%
⁃ Declared a new Hermandad Marine Reserve in Galapagos, expanding the conservation area by 60,000 km2
⁃ Strengthened the Tropical Eastern Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR), protecting migratory species' underwater highway
⁃ Worked on the largest debt swap for conservation in history, saving Ecuador US$1.1 billion in sovereign debt and contributing US$450 million for the Galapagos Islands