Roberto Samayoa Augspurg

Chief of Party for Save the Children - USAID's "Learn to Shine Project"

2023 - Current

Co-Founder and Advisor

2016

Innogen Capital Ventures II is a $20M early stage fund focused on tech startups operating in Latam. Our focus is to catalyze companies with clear solution to real problems for the bottom of the pyramid. Industries of interest are Cybersecurity, Foodtech. Health, Property technology, Fintech and Edtech.

Deputy Director of the Board

2021

Chief of Party for the Education and Coexistence Project, an Alliance with USAID

2018 - 2023

The Education and Coexistence Project is an alliance between the United States Agency for international Development (USAID) and the Business Foundation for Educational Development (FEPADE), focused on helping parents, teachers and principals provide high-quality education to public-school students in the most vulnerable communities in El Salvador, as well as, on strengthening the social fabric within these communities. The Project has a total budget of $40,000,000 for an 8-year life span.

Chief of Party for SolucionES

2016 - 2018

COP for SolucionES a crime and violence prevention project implemented under a Global Development Alliance between USAID and 5 of El Salvador's most recognized NGOs. SolucionES is implementing a total budget of $42MM through a three-pronged strategy which aims to: strengthen municipal crime and violence prevention capabilities and actions working with Municipal Violence Prevention Councils; increase Social Investment by the private sector to prevent violence and promote peaceful coexistence; and research, publish, and disseminate findings to inform decision-making on crime and violence prevention.

Deputy Chief of Party for SolucionES

2015 - 2016

DCOP for SolucionES a crime and violence prevention project implemented under a Global Development Alliance between USAID and 5 of El Salvador's most recognized NGOs. SolucionES is implementing a total budget of $42MM through a three-pronged strategy which aims to: • Strengthen municipal crime and violence prevention capabilities and actions; • Increase Social Investment by the private sector to prevent crime and violence; and • Research, publish, and disseminate findings to inform decision-making on crime and violence prevention.

President of the Family Council

2011 - 2017

Board of Directors

2010 - 2016

Serving in the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization promoting the development of educational and health services in El Salvador.

FRMA - UDB Schollarship Committee

2005 - 2015

Member of the Schollarship Comittee formed by Fundación Rafael Meza Ayau and Universidad Don Bosco to manage a $250,000 schollarship fund for Engineering Students in Universidad Don Bosco

CECI-OBSICA Project Director and Country Representative

2012 - 2015

Directing the Project for Institutional Capacity Building for Crime Prevention through the SICA Observatory and Index on Democratic Security – OBSICA; and Country Representative for CECI in El Salvador, which includes overseeing other CECI projects in the country and fostering relations with partners within governmental, private and international cooperation sectors.

Interim Financial, Administrative and Grants Manager - USAID Crime and Violence Prevention Program

2011 - 2012

Managing 21 grants for crime prevention and local development projects under implementation in 11 municipalities in El Salvador with USAID funding.

Financial and Grants Assistant - USAID Crime and Violence Prevention Program

2010 - 2011

Owner

2004 - 2011

Providing English-Spanish and Spanish-English translation services with the highest quality, confidentiality and accuracy.