Javier Arrechea, has served as president and owner of a number of International Educational businesses and institutions in Europe and Latin America, including the Yago Schools, Madrid Business School, FIESI, Wall Street Institute in Spain and Latin America, Edufon and Avantya in Education in Europe and Latin America.

He has led acquisitions as a consultant for Sylvan Learning Systems , now Laureate Education Inc. since 1997 and Meritas International Inc. since 2004. He has participated and completed more than 900 MM USD in education transactions throughout his careers. He currently lives in Mexico and serves as a partner and director for the portfolio companies of Sterling Capital Partners.

Javier holds a degree as a Civil Engineer from the Polytechnic University in Madrid and an executive MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona.