Agricultural Engineer and Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences at
Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile.
Master of Business Administration at Ruskin University, Lord
Ashcroft International Business School, England.

He has developed his professional career linked to producing and
handling fruits for export. He has worked in the production of citrus
fruits, apples, and table grapes, this last crop being the one in
which he has collaborated the most, since 1985.

The countries in which it has developed its activities are Chile,
England, Egypt, and South Africa. He has been an exhibitor and
speaker in Spain, Italy, Mexico Morocco, Holland, Argentina, and
others.

President of Consulta Mitofsky, a company with presence in several countries in America, permanent speaker on topics related to research, politics and the media.

He studied bachelor's degrees in Actuary and Mathematics, Master's degrees in Statistics and Actuary, Diplomas in Political Analysis, in Senior Business Management and in Marketing. He teaches courses in Statistics, Mathematics and Political Marketing. His articles and research works have been disseminated and commented on for years in the media in Mexico and other countries, becoming a mandatory reference for academics and analysts. In addition to his experience as a teacher of these disciplines, he is a member of the faculty of the Complutense University in Salamanca, Spain.

He has received a large number of recognitions and awards, highlighting some such as the “Pagés Llergo” National Communication Award in 2010; the “Reed Latino” award from Campaigns & Elections magazine as the best Latin American pollster awarded in Las Vegas Nevada in 2012, and the “Victory Award” as the best pollster awarded within the framework of the POLI Conference, organized by Marketing Político en la Red in New York City in 2013.

He is a member of the Editorial Board of the newspaper “El Economista” and the magazine “QUIEN”, a member of the Advisory Council of the National Observatory of Entrepreneurship in Mexico and, since 2015, a member of the Consumer Advisory Council at the Federal Consumer Prosecutor's Office.

In 6 consecutive years from 2011 to 2016, the magazine “LIDERES” has named him as one of the 300 leaders who move Mexico in the “professional” category for his influence and development in the media and social networks.

Bryan Duarte grew up in the produce industry and has the unique perspective of viewing fresh through the eyes of; a grower, marketing and sales professional and most recently a buyer.
Growing up in close proximity to the Salinas Valley his father (a financial expert and grower) taught him about volatile markets in row crops. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in International business he took an internship at Driscoll Strawberry associates where he learned the value of selling proprietary varieties.
Working for FoodSource allowed him to represent small organic growers and market their products in the Newman’s Own Organic Brand.
Bryan has served the last 14 years as the Sr. Sourcing Manager for Walmart’s Global Food Sourcing office in California where he is responsible for over 1 out of every 5 grapes sold at retail in the United States.
His passion for the ocean and forecasting not only swells but weather events gives him the ability to lock up fruit before others see a storm or heat wave is coming.