Mr. Giraldo is a Partner with the Rise Fund at TPG Capital, based in San Francisco, focusing his time on operations within the Rise and Rise Climate funds. During his time at TPG, Mr. Giraldo has been involved in deals in climate change solutions, education, food and agriculture, among others. Prior to joining TPG, Mr. Giraldo worked in management consulting, finance, startups and the corporate world, including Nike, Diageo, Goldman Sachs, MercadoLibre, and SABMiller. Mr. Giraldo has a passion for strategy, operations, revenue growth, including sales and marketing, pricing, channel strategy, and most importantly, people. In his tenure at TPG, he has served on multiple boards of directors including Trustwell, UBQ Materials, Teachers of Tomorrow, Philz Coffee, Mendocino Farms, Beauty Counter, Papa John’s United and SmartSweets (in addition to Board Observer seats at Crunch Fitness, Presence Learning, Amspec, Miratech and Dreambox Learning). Mr. Giraldo holds Bachelor’s degrees in Industrial Engineering and Mathematics from  Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. In his spare time he loves mentoring and advising young talent, in addition to fitness, golf, traveling and reading. 

TPG Rise Fund:

The Rise Funds were created in 2016 with the fundamental belief that private enterprise can contribute significantly to addressing various societal challenges globally while delivering strong financial returns. Over the past decade, we’ve had the privilege of partnering with nearly 100 growth-stage, high potential, mission-driven companies across industries and around the world, developing deep experience in our core sectors and unique insights into what drives meaningful impact. The Rise Funds and our portfolio companies benefit from a broad and collaborative ecosystem that draws on the collective expertise from across our Impact Platform and the broader TPG organization, rigorous impact assessment capabilities within Y Analytics, and a global network of advisors and strategic relationships. We work together through various stages of the investment process to produce differential financial returns and impact outcomes.