Javier de la Torre

CARTO

Current Role: Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Javier de la Torre is Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at CARTO. One of the pioneers of location intelligence, Javier founded the company in 2012 with a vision to democratize data analysis and visualization. Under his leadership, CARTO has grown from a groundbreaking idea into one of the fastest-growing geospatial companies in the world.

CARTO empowers organizations to harness the power of spatial data for everything from network planning to portfolio risk management. As a truly cloud-native geospatial platform, CARTO ensures all data processing and visualization occur within your existing cloud data warehouse, boosting both security and performance.

Javier started his career as a conservation scientist, applying data-sharing technologies to analyze and visualize endangered species. In 2007, he founded Vizzuality, a renowned geospatial company dedicated to bridging the gap between science and policymaking by the better use of data.