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.