Being Comfortable with Change with Javier Cortez Infantas

Latino Leaders

Join host Pablo Muñoz for an uplifting conversation with his featured guest — Javier Cortez Infantas.
Javier was born and raised in Lima, Peru. He moved to the United States to attend business school. Javier is currently the Deputy Chief of Finance at Leading Educators. Throughout his career, Javier has served as a private equity manager, head of finance for a motion picture unit of Intercorp, and has held financial leadership roles at KIPP New Orleans and Orleans Parish School Board.
1:03 - Introduction
2:10 - My Leadership Story
16:44 - Schools in Peru and the United States
23:50 - Leading Educators
26:27 - Career Change
31:09 - NOLA Public Schools
37:37 - The Broad Residency
41:46 - Private Sector Leadership
45:04 - KIPP New Orleans Schools
47:43 - Guiding Principles
Javier Cortez Infantas is originally from Peru and currently resides in Memphis, TN. He worked as a School Finance Senior Officer at NOLA Public Schools, the second largest school system in Louisiana, serving more than 44,500 students. Javier is the former Director of Finance at KIPP New Orleans Schools, the largest charter management organization in Orleans Parish.
Javier has private sector experience as Head of Finance and Strategic Planning at the major movie theater chain in Peru, leading a team to perform the financial analysis of new locations in Peru and Chile. He is an Advisory Board Member for Edstruments. In his free time, Javier enjoys watching and playing soccer with his son, exploring restaurants, and going to heavy metal concerts.
Javier earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Universidad del Pacífico, an M.B.A. in corporate finance and strategy from Duke University, and a master’s degree in educational leadership from The Broad Center at Yale University.
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