Gabriela Lucke studied Business Administration at the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, where she later obtained a Master's Degree in Project Management, graduating Summa Cum Laude. In 2022, she graduated from the Senior Management program at INCAE, joining the Incaísta community.
He worked as a Commercial Specialist for the trade department of the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica. During her 10 years at the Embassy, she advised over 1000 companies, an experience that allowed her to interact with a variety of people, from ministers to general managers to college students. At the Embassy, Gabriela discovered her passion for the education sector while developing the business strategy to promote higher education opportunities in the U.S., which motivated her to move into the education industry.
In October 2017, she began her work as Director of the Center for Inclusive and Sustainable Leadership (CELIS), where she has been responsible for the implementation of the strategy to promote gender equality at executive levels and in the entrepreneurship sector. She led three editions of the LEADS Mujer by Mastercard and INCAE program and one edition of LEADS Academy for Women together with Banco Industrial, all aimed at women business owners who wish to grow their businesses, thus impacting more than 500 women.
It currently leads two programs: LEADS Academy for Women together with Coope Ande and Banco Industrial, for 40 Costa Rican and 40 Central American businesswomen, respectively; and Mujeres Progresando EMPRO, for 80 Guatemalan women.
Additionally, she has mentored more than 120 women in the program, both in the process of personal empowerment and in the development of business growth plans. She has led several research projects with a gender focus, targeting women entrepreneurs and professional millennial women. As Director, she has been responsible for the execution of the annual conferences held by the Center to raise awareness on gender equity issues and the advancement of women to leadership positions.
She strongly believes that education is the best tool for social and economic mobility of people. In her free time, she loves to walk her dog, swim and spend as much time as possible at the beach.
