We promote the Chilean financial market to the international community as an attractive investment destination.
Our goal is to position Chile as a key exporter of financial services, facilitating capital flows into Chile and the broader region, and contributing to the development of the regional market.
InBest is a private, non-profit corporation founded in 2009. We are an open and collaborative platform that brings together all participants in the capital market, including publicly traded companies, institutional investors, banks, fund managers, stockbrokers, law firms, auditors, credit rating agencies, and others.
We believe that everyone has a role to play in strengthening and expanding our financial market.
Our mission also includes creating financing opportunities and fostering the development of service companies that support new entrepreneurs and businesses.
ChileDay
Since 2008, InBest—together with the Ministry of Finance—has promoted the Chilean capital market in New York, London, and other key international markets through various initiatives, most notably by organizing ChileDay. This event has become one of the most recognized public-private initiatives in the financial sector. Its aim is to showcase the opportunities offered by Chile’s open and inclusive capital market, promote the Chilean brand abroad, and strengthen economic and sociocultural ties.
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Cristóbal Torres is a Board Member at AFP ProVida, Partner at The Tower Consulting, and has been a Board Member of InBest ChileDay since 2016. He spent 11 years as Chief Investment Officer at AFP ProVida (MetLife), overseeing the management of one of Latin America’s most sophisticated pension funds, with assets exceeding US$45 billion. Prior to that, he served as Head of Fixed Income & FX at ProVida and led the trading desk and ALM team at MetLife Chile for five years.
He also worked at Principal Financial Group in the U.S. as a Senior Financial Analyst, specializing in strategic evaluations. He holds a Civil Industrial Engineering degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an MBA from Yale University.
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Jaime Besa is a seasoned private equity executive with over 15 years of experience in investment, operations, and corporate finance. He currently serves on the boards of Rentas y Desarrollo Baker, Sonacol, SIAV, and Volta, and has previously served on the boards of Esmax Distribucion (now Aramco Chile), Papa John’s Chile, and Planigrupo (Mexico), among others. His experience spans a wide range of sectors, including retail, energy, real estate, infrastructure, and waste management.
He is a Partner at Southern Cross Group, a private equity firm with over 25 years of experience investing across Latin America.
Prior to joining Southern Cross, Jaime was Managing Director at Drake Holdings, the direct investment arm of the Ibañez family, where he led the US$1.5 billion sale of Drake Enterprises and Stars Investments’ 25% stake in Walmart Chile to Walmart Inc. Earlier in his career, he worked as an Associate in the Latin America Corporate Finance team at Deutsche Bank.
Jaime holds an MBA from MIT, a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, and both a B.Sc. and M.E. in Civil Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
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She holds a degree in Business Administration, a minor in Finance from the University of Santiago de Chile, and a diploma in Financial Management from the Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI).
She joined the board of InBest in 2016. Between 1992 and April 2020, she developed her professional career at Telefónica Chile, where she held the positions of Investor Relations Officer, Financial director of Telefónica Chile and Telefónica Móviles Chile, Director of Corporate Purchasing, and Director of Finance and Corporate Administration, developing extensive experience in the financial field in the local and international capital markets.
Additionally, between 2016 and 2020, she also served on the boards of Telefónica Chile and Telefónica Factoring. Over the past 5 years, she has served as an independent Board at Ripley Corp, independent board at Clínica Indisa, independent board at MPM mining, independent board at Valting Consulting, Chair of the audit committees of Ripley and Indisa, member of the advisory board of Singularity U Chile, and a member of the Finance Circle of ICARE and of the Capital Markets Advisory Board of the Treasury.
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Alfredo Ergas is a senior executive and board member with broad leadership experience across Latin America.
Since 2013, he has served as Senior Advisor for Latin America at CPPIB (Canada Pension Plan Investment Board). He is Chairman of the Board at Transelec S.A., Chile’s main electricity transmission company, and at Transportadora de Gas del Perú, where he has led strategic and regulatory efforts since 2015.
He is also on the Board of Nedgia in Spain, Grupo Costanera in Chile—the country’s largest operator of concessioned highways—and is founder of InBest, focused on capital market development in Chile. From 2017 to 2023, he was an Independent Director at Banco de Chile, where he chaired the Audit Committee and participated in ALM and Credit Committees.
He has advised companies in energy, agribusiness, and retail, including David del Curto, Energía 7, Sparta, and Termotasajero (Colombia). In executive roles, Alfredo was Regional CFO of Enersis/Enel Chile (2003–2012), overseeing financial operations in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Chile; CFO of Endesa Chile (2001–2003); CFO and Controller of Smartcom (1999–2001), later acquired by Claro; and held senior roles at Enersis and Santiago S.A. Corredores de Bolsa. He holds a TRIUM Global Executive MBA (NYU Stern, LSE, HEC Paris, with honors), a Master’s in Philosophy from Universidad de Chile (2022–2024, highest distinction), and a Bachelor’s in Economics from the same institution.
His recognitions include: Best Business Engineer by Universidad de Chile (2006); CFO of the Year by Capital magazine (2010); Top Chilean CFO in Investor Relations by Lira Ranking (2012); Capital Markets Contribution Award by InBest and El Mercurio (2014); Chilean Executive of the Year by the Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce in New York (2018); and Best Professor, Master in Finance, by student vote at Universidad de Chile (2020). He currently chairs the Advisory Council at the University of Chile’s Business School and teaches finance and business strategy.
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He currently serves on the boards of several companies and institutions in Chile, including Vinci Compass Chile (General Fund Administrator), Transbank, Cadem, Fundación Angelini, Ducasse, and Formac.
He is also a member of the Council of CLAPES UC (the Latin American Center for Economic and Social Policies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile); a member of the Quality Assurance Advisory Committee at PwC; and serves on the Finance and Economics Committee of ICARE (the Chilean Institute for Rational Business Administration).
His previous positions include Superintendent of Securities and Insurance; Chairman of InBest; Chair of the Board at the Center for Corporate Governance at Adolfo Ibáñez University; Chair of the Self-Regulation Council of the Mutual Funds Association; Counsel at Garrigues (Chile); and Secretary General of Alberto Hurtado University.
He holds a law degree from Diego Portales University (Chile) and a Master’s in Public Policy from Georgetown University (USA).
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He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Chile, where he graduated with the highest honors and received the UCI (Alumni Association) award.
He also holds an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA (University of California), where he received the J. Fred Weston Award for Excellence in Finance in 2001, and completed an Executive Program at Stanford University in 2018. He has been Falabella’s Chief Executive Officer since January 2024, company he joined as CFO in 2006. He became part of Endesa Chile (now Enel Generación), a company registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in 1996.
From January 2002 to July 2003, he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and in August 2003, he became Chief Financial Officer of Endesa Chile, a position he held before joining Empresas Falabella.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of CMR Falabella and a member of the Finance Committee of the Chilean Institute of Rational Business Administration (ICARE).
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Lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and LLM from Columbia University. Partner at Carey, the largest law firm in Chile, co-leading the venture capital, private equity, and investment funds practices.
He is President of the Chilean Venture Capital Association and Leader of the Private Equity Group for Latin America at World Services Group. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in Corporate, M&A, Capital Markets, and Venture Capital by several foreign publications such as Chambers & Partners, Latin Lawyer, and The Legal 500, among others.
In 2022, he received the Investment Lawyer of the Year Award from Best Lawyers. He has taught postgraduate courses on corporate law and venture capital at several universities, including the Catholic University of Chile, the University of Los Andes, and the Adolfo Ibáñez University.
He is the author of the book “Privileged Information in the Securities Market” (Legal Publishing, 2007) and frequently speaks at seminars and foreign investment events.
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Lawyer from the University of Chile. On January 1, 2018, she became Country Managing Partner of EY Chile. She is a boardmember of the Regional Leadership Team of Latam in EY.
She is part of the Americas Inclusiveness Counsil of EY. She serves on the board of directors of InBest, IWF and Chapter Zero. Before joining EY, she worked at renowned law firms in the areas of criminal litigation. She has been selected five times as one of the “100 Leading Women in Chile.”
Her leadership has been strongly inclusive, spearheading initiatives related to gender and sexual diversity, generations and immigration, and people with disabilities. She is also fostering an environment of innovation and digital development within the firm.
Hernán Rodríguez
Director
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He is currently Chairman of the Board of Colbun S.A., and a Director at Minera Valparaíso, Pasur, Inversiones Portoseguro, GTD, and Telefónica del Sur.
His executive career was developed at Empresas CMPC, where he worked from 1987 to 2018. He served as CEO from 2011 to 2018. Prior to that, he held various positions within the company, including General Manager of the Forestry Business from 2004 to 2010, and Corporate Finance Manager from 1997 to 2003. Mr. Rodríguez holds a degree in Industrial Civil Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA).
In addition, Mr. Rodríguez is a Board Member of SOFOFA, President of the SOFOFA Educational Corporation, and a Director at Red Alimentos, Fundación MC, Fundación Alegría, and Fundación San Agustín. Hernán Rodríguez is 61 years old, married, and has five children.
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He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Chile and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is currently Chairman of the Board at Depósito Central de Valores DCV (Chile’s CDS). Board member at Abastible S.A., Empresas Ultramar and Empresas Indumotora.
In terms of non for profit activities, he is Chairman of the Board at Fundación Teletón, Board Member at Sociedad Protectora de la Infancia and Corporación de Adelanto Amigos de Panguipulli.
Member of the Advisory Board for the Dean at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he was also Associate Professor for over 30 years. He is also Vice President of the Alumni Association of the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the same University.
He has been member of the Board of Director at InBest Chile since its’ beginning.
He also served as Executive Chairman at Credicorp Capital Chile for over 10 years, and previously CEO at Santander Investment Chile.
He was CEO and Partner at IM Trust Chile S.A. since 2006. In August 2016, IM Trust was fully acquired by Credicorp Capital, where he became Executive President for Chile and a member of the company’s Corporate Board of Directors. He is married to Verónica Ruiz-Tagle Cox and has eight children and six grandchildren.
InBest is a Private, Non-Profit Corporation
InBest is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting the Chilean financial market to the international community as a premier investment destination and a hub for the development and export of financial and related services.
In addition, InBest serves as a key channel for communicating the interests, needs, and concerns of foreign investors looking to do business in Chile.