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Grupo CEO · Since 1994

We turn agrifood challenges into policies, investments and projects that deliver results.

We combine more than three decades of experience, technical expertise and international networks to support strategic decisions and drive innovation, bioeconomy and sustainable development across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Panel of FAO, IDB and IICA specialists at a meeting of the Network of Experts in Agrifood Trade
Network of Experts in Agrifood Trade — FAO · IDB · IICA
How we create value

From evidence to decision, and from decision to results

Grupo CEO supports the entire process: from understanding a complex problem to leaving lasting installed capacity.

01

We analyze

Complex challenges and opportunities for innovation and bioeconomy, backed by technical evidence.

02

We build

Strategies and consensus among public and private stakeholders.

03

We structure

Bankable, executable and sustainable solutions.

04

We support

Implementation, with management, coordination and technical assistance.

05

We measure

Results with clear monitoring and evaluation criteria.

06

We transfer

Capacities so the institution can sustain what has been achieved.

What we offer

Solutions

Three complementary lines of work, articulated under a single integrated management model.

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Policy and institutional strategy

We design policies, strategies and institutional frameworks that integrate evidence, innovation and consensus-building to promote competitive, inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems.

  • Policy analysis, design and evaluation
  • Foresight and strategic planning
  • Bioeconomy, science, technology and innovation strategies and policies
  • Institutional strengthening and frameworks for sustainable productive transformation
  • Consensus-building
  • Food security
  • Rural development and sustainability
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B

Markets, trade and investment

We analyze markets, trade, regulation and investment to anticipate trends, identify new value chains and seize opportunities linked to innovation and the bioeconomy.

  • Market intelligence
  • Trade and international negotiations
  • Identification of markets and value chains for the bioeconomy
  • Applied geopolitics
  • Regulatory analysis
  • Econometrics and modeling
  • Investment appraisal and structuring
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C

Project design and management

We structure and support innovation, bioeconomy and sustainable development projects, from identifying opportunities and financing through implementation, evaluation and scale-up.

  • Project formulation
  • Identification of financing
  • Structuring of bioeconomy and innovation projects
  • Structuring of partnerships
  • Implementation
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Scale-up and capacity transfer
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Integrated management model

How we work

A single four-stage process, applied across policy, investment and project work.

  1. Understand

    Diagnosis, evidence and context analysis, including biological, technological and institutional assets.

  2. Design

    Strategy, innovation and bioeconomy solutions, consensus-building and a roadmap.

  3. Implement

    Management, coordination, technical assistance and execution.

  4. Evaluate and scale

    Results, learning, capacity strengthening, technology transfer and replicability of sustainable solutions.

Who we work with

Sectors and institutions

We work with stakeholders who share the challenge of turning complex priorities into concrete results.

International organizations and development funds

Formulation and execution of operations meeting eligibility standards, safeguards and verifiable results.

Governments and public institutions

Technically grounded agroindustrial policies, linked to financing and effective implementation.

Companies, associations and value chains

Market intelligence and project structuring to support investment decisions and competitiveness.

Investors, foundations and civil society organizations

Analysis and structuring of initiatives with measurable impact on agrifood development.

Experience and track record

More than three decades of applied work

Grupo CEO was founded in 1994 and has more than thirty years of experience in applied research and strategic advisory services for the agrifood sector, with a growing focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Grupo CEO brings together expertise in agroindustrial policy, trade and international negotiations, science, technology and innovation, bioeconomy, rural development, sustainability and international cooperation.

Our team combines senior experience with mid-career professionals and emerging talent, working alongside a network of associate specialists convened according to the needs of each project.

Applied research Strategic advisory Agroindustrial policy Trade and negotiations Science, technology and innovation Rural development Bioeconomy Sustainability International cooperation
Stakeholder engagement meeting under the GEF and UNFCCC
GEF · UNFCCCDialogue with institutional stakeholders
19th Global Agrifood Forum, an international meeting on food security
19th editionGlobal Agrifood Forum
Agroindustrial productive territory in inland Argentina
Productive hinterlandArgentine agroindustrial territory
“We build the consensus a strategy needs: between the public and private sectors, and between the national government and the provinces.”
Public-private engagement — Grupo CEO
Who we are

Grupo CEO

Grupo CEO —Consultores en Economía y Organización (Economics and Organization Consultants)— is a multidisciplinary organization founded in 1994 in Buenos Aires, with more than three decades of experience in applied research and strategic advisory services for the agrifood sector.

In 2026 we began a new stage of work, with a renewed focus on agroindustrial development and a priority outlook toward Latin America and the Caribbean, without setting aside the territorial roots from which we originated.

Multidisciplinary approach

Economics, agronomy, law, science and technology in a single team.

Institutional engagement

With public, private and academic stakeholders and multilateral organizations.

Regional reach

Rooted in Argentina, with priority outreach across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Multidisciplinary and intergenerational

Team and network

Professionals from different disciplines —economics, agronomy, law, science and technology— combining senior expertise with new generations.

Pablo Elverdin

Pablo Elverdin

General Management — Managing Partner

B.A. in Economics (University of Buenos Aires). Foreign trade policy, sustainability, and food security.

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Martín Piñeiro

Martín Piñeiro

Agricultural Policy and Institutional Innovation — Founding Partner

Agricultural Engineer (University of Buenos Aires), PhD in Agricultural Economics. Institutional development and agricultural policy.

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Eduardo Trigo

Eduardo Trigo

Bioeconomy and Agricultural STI — Founding Partner

PhD in Agricultural Economics. Bioeconomy, science, technology, and innovation applied to agriculture.

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Jimena Vicentin Masaro

Jimena Vicentin Masaro

Quantitative Analysis and Trade — Executive Partner

PhD in Economics. Agroindustrial policy and international trade.

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Nelson Illescas

Nelson Illescas

International Economic Law — Executive Partner

Attorney. Agroindustrial trade and WTO/Mercosur regulations.

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In addition to its core team, Grupo CEO works with a network of associate researchers and specialists across disciplines and countries, convened according to the needs of each project.

Technical output

Publications

Technical notes, policy reviews and analysis produced by the Grupo CEO team and its associated network.

Publications

What the Statistics Hide: Demographic Transition and New Rurality in Latin America
septiembre 2026

What the Statistics Hide: Demographic Transition and New Rurality in Latin America

This paper examines how demographic transition is reshaping the rural-urban geography of Latin America and the Caribbean, and proposes a new territorial development policy agenda for the region.

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Food Geopolitics in a World in Conflict: Scenarios and Dilemmas for Argentina
agosto 2026

Food Geopolitics in a World in Conflict: Scenarios and Dilemmas for Argentina

This paper argues that the world is moving toward a transactional, multipolar geopolitical order in which food becomes a strategic good at risk of being weaponized in trade disputes — a shift that poses both risk and opportunity for Argentina and MERCOSUR as the world's leading net food exporter.

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Agricultural Science, Technology, and Innovation Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Facing the New Technological Revolution
julio 2026

Agricultural Science, Technology, and Innovation Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Facing the New Technological Revolution

This paper examines how structural heterogeneity, technological convergence, and the need for new regional public goods and cooperation mechanisms shape the future of agricultural science, technology, and innovation systems across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Blog

Food Geopolitics in a World in Conflict: Scenarios and Dilemmas for Argentina
Blog
24 Ago 2026

Food Geopolitics in a World in Conflict: Scenarios and Dilemmas for Argentina

As food becomes a strategic asset in an increasingly multipolar, transactional world order, Argentina and Mercosur face both the risk of trade weaponization and the opportunity to lead coordination among major food exporters.

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Latin America and the Caribbean's Agricultural Science, Technology and Innovation Systems Facing the New Technological Revolution
Blog
27 Jul 2026

Latin America and the Caribbean's Agricultural Science, Technology and Innovation Systems Facing the New Technological Revolution

Structural heterogeneity, technological convergence, regional public goods and new cooperation mechanisms: how AI, advanced biotechnology and digitalization are reshaping agri-food innovation and competitiveness across Latin America.

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Latin America and the Caribbean's Agricultural Science, Technology and Innovation Systems Facing the New Technological Revolution
Blog
27 Jul 2026

Latin America and the Caribbean's Agricultural Science, Technology and Innovation Systems Facing the New Technological Revolution

Structural heterogeneity, technological convergence, regional public goods and new cooperation mechanisms: how AI, advanced biotechnology and digitalization are reshaping agri-food innovation and competitiveness across Latin America.

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