Pablo E.

Background

About Pablo E.

I am an entrepreneur and senior consultant with expertise in Asia and working at the intersection between business, Luxury Travel and Contemporary Art. I have lived in 8 countries on 4 continents, including Switzerland, USA, Cuba, and China, before moving to Singapore where I am now based. From 2011-2016, I served as a Director and Executive Board Member of Southeast Asia’s flagship art fair Art Stage Singapore, from where I developed an extensive network of business contacts ranging from Fortune Global 500 corporations to niche luxury outlets. I am Co-Founder and CEO of Humboldt & Cook Travel LLC, a US-based luxury travel agency focusing on unique experiences in art, food, and wellness. I am Founder of Asia Art Initiative, a Singapore-based boutique art consultancy providing a comprehensive range of art and lifestyle services to companies, brands, individual and corporate collectors, as well as artists. I am Co-Founder and Director of Blue South Business Group Pte. Ltd. I served as the founding President (2013-2014) of the Latin American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. I am a Senior Advisor to the Asian Cultural Council, a Rockefeller family foundation, in New York City. In 2022, I founded the first art award for art with social impact in Latin America, PREMIOS AYNI. I raised over towards the first edition of the award, put together the operational team and directed the overall strategy. In the past, I was a consultant for the World Bank and IADB in Washington DC, worked for Newsweek in New York and taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing. I am fluent in English, Spanish, German, French and Italian. I graduated from Columbia University with a Masters in International Affairs.