The graduate, Gabriel Eduardo Rengifo Ríos, is a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a company dedicated to ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) solutions and digital transformation.

Gabriel Eduardo Rengifo Ríos graduated from the Systems Engineering program at the Universidad del Cauca. Currently, he serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder of Yeapp, a company dedicated to ICT solutions and digital transformation. He has participated in programs such as Microsoft Student Partner at the Nokia Institute of Technology (INDT) and the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Additionally, he has received recognition in worldwide hackathons, showcasing his abilities, ingenuity, and skills acquired at the Universidad del Cauca.

He is a technological leader from the Cauca department, who, since a very young age, showed curiosity and passion for the field of technology. He also served as a promoter and advisor at the Technological Development Center (CreaTIC), providing guidance to over 200 ventures and companies in Cauca. His objective was clear: to help adopt and execute innovation processes and technological sophistication programs.

From the outset, Gabriel dreamed of economic independence and establishing a company. His vision materialized in August 2021 when he met with Constanza Martínez, the CEO of Yeapdata, with whom he formed a strategic alliance for the creation of Yeapp as a response to a shared dream: to continue driving the digital transformation of companies across the Americas and the entire world through technological solutions based on data analytics and artificial intelligence.

The Universidad del Cauca takes pride in its graduates and how the knowledge acquired at this institution has managed to transform the lives of its students, demonstrating its commitment to the integral development of each one, focusing as a supportive university committed to change in the region.