Andrés Fernández

Andrés Fernández brings more than 25 years of combined public and private sector leadership to NatGold, with deep expertise at the intersection of fintech, capital markets, and international trade.

As a senior executive and advisor, he has guided organizations through digital transformation, capital raising, and regulatory expansion. Most recently, he served as CEO of CEBAR, where he successfully transitioned Colombia’s largest agricultural loan structuring company into a fintech and insuretech enterprise. He has also led investment management initiatives at Front Street Capital, overseeing private equity portfolios and cross-border operations.

Mr. Fernández’s public service includes his tenure as Colombia’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and as Delegated Minister of Commerce. In these roles, he was a lead negotiator for Colombia’s free trade agreements with Canada and the European Union, and he represented Colombia in multiple international forums. His government career also included chairing Finagro and Banco Agrario de Colombia, as well as serving on the National Security Council and the National Council of Free Trade Zones.

Across his career, he has specialized in building bridges between markets, investors, and governments—whether structuring real estate investment funds, leading regulatory policy, or developing ESG-aligned tokenization strategies. At NatGold, he applies this unique blend of fintech innovation, capital markets experience, and operational leadership to support the Company’s global growth and regulatory expansion.