Growth takes two kinds of capital. Most leaders are short on one.
Ascendente Capital works with CEOs, operating leaders and private equity partners to build the human capital and the financial capital that lasting growth requires. In English and in Spanish.
Engineer, operator and transformation leader. More than 20 years building growth for global companies.
- IBM
- Wipro
- Genpact
- Infosys
- WNS
- Accenture
- GE
- Johnson & Johnson
Results measured in hundreds of millions.
Operators are judged on outcomes. These are a few from Enrique's career before founding Ascendente.
workforce optimization savings led
IBMsupply chain savings delivered
IBMin new business won
Infosysrevenue growth in a practice led
GenpactResults achieved in prior roles at the companies named, not Ascendente Capital engagements.
Built for the leaders who carry the number.
Choose your seat at the table. These are the questions we hear most, and where we help answer them.
Growth is the mandate. Execution is the risk.
- Is our operating model ready for the next stage of growth?
- Where will AI create real value for us, and where is it noise?
- Do we have the leadership bench to deliver the plan?
Cost, resilience and speed, all at once.
- Why is cost growing faster than volume?
- How exposed is our supply chain to the next disruption?
- Which processes should we automate first?
Every plan is a capital allocation decision.
- Are we paying for synergies we can actually deliver?
- How much working capital is trapped in operations?
- How do we fund transformation without breaking the plan?
The value creation plan starts before close.
- What will it really take to hit the value creation plan?
- Is this management team right for the next hold period?
- How fast can a new platform company get to work?
Scaling beyond the founder.
- What has to change for the company to scale beyond me?
- How do we enter the US or Latin American market the right way?
- Who can bring operating experience and capital together?
People and operations. Transactions and ownership.
Most advisors cover one side. Ascendente works across both, and invests its own money, so every recommendation is made the way an owner would make it.
Human Capital
Capital Humano- Operations and supply chain transformation
- Commercial growth and go-to-market
- AI and digital transformation
- Executive and board advisory
Financial Capital
Capital Financiero- M&A advisory
- Private equity operational assessments
- Portfolio company onboarding and 100-day plans
- Principal investments of our own capital
Where is your next constraint?
Six statements, two minutes. Answer honestly and see which capital is most likely to limit your next stage of growth.
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An engineer by training, an operator by experience, and a bridge between the US and Latin America by background.
Enrique Carrillo has led transformation, supply chain and commercial growth at IBM, Wipro, Genpact, Infosys, WNS and Accenture, and started his career running regulated manufacturing at GE and Johnson & Johnson. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he is based in Chicago.
- Engineer + EMBAUMass · Vanderbilt Owen
- Four languagesEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
- Top 50Powerful Corporate Hispanics, Negocios Now (2024, 2026)
- Civic leadershipThe Economic Club of Chicago
How we earn a seat at the table.
Operators first
Advice shaped by running plants, supply chains and large-scale transformation programs. We have sat in your chair.
Our own capital at work
Ascendente invests its own money. We judge every plan by what it would take to own the outcome.
Bilingual by design
Native English and Spanish, with deep ties across the Americas. We work in the language your leaders think in.
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