Degree in Business Sciences from the Technological University of the Mixteca. He has Diplomas in Leadership and Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame, the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University and the IESDE School of Management.
Germán Santillán is a Social Entrepreneur, Founder and General Director of Oaxacanita Chocolate, a social enterprise that, through the production of artisanal chocolate, contributes to the social, economic and environmental development of the proudly indigenous communities of the Mixtec Region of Oaxaca as well as promotes, preserves and rescues the ancestral culture of chocolate in the region.
Germán’s work with Oaxacanita chocolate has been recognized by Former President Barack Obama and the United States Government, by The International Youth Foundation, Laureate International Universities, Meta, TED, the Organization of American States and the Westerwelle Foundation as one of the best international social innovations. At the national level, it has managed to position Oaxacanita chocolate as the industry leader in the implementation of social programs by the Goula Awards, positioning itself above companies such as Hershey’s Mexico and Ferrero Mexico.
Germán is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Chocolatiers of the State of Oaxaca, Special Advisor to the Advisory Board of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative of the U.S. Department of State and Ambassador for Latin America of the Westerwelle Foundation. Representative of American youth at the IX Summit of the Americas. Social Entrepreneur | Founder & CEO @ Oaxacanita chocolate | YLAI Special Advisor | TED Fellow | Chocolatiers of Oaxaca Board Member | IYF-Laureate Global Fellow | Westerwelle Foundation Ambassador | YABT Alumni