About

Formerly with KPMG as an international legal manager for the Latin American region, legal manager at Grupo Rouble and regional legal manager for the agribusiness division of Walmart in the Central American region, Rodrigo Cárdenas serves as the regional legal director, regional compliance officer and data protection officer at Laureate International Universities. Cárdenas is a senior corporate attorney, an expert in business legal matters, ethics and compliance and government affairs with experience in management of international legal teams and commercial acumen. At Laureate International Universities, Cárdenas developed the international legal, compliance and government affairs department from scratch. It is made up of experienced lawyers who provide executive management with legal advice on a wide array of topics including cross border transactions, ethics and compliance programs, employee trainings and lobbying and public affairs work. Cárdenas is also responsible for the management of external counsel when necessary. Laureate International Universities operates a network of independently run campus and online universities in 20 countries offering undergraduate and post-graduate degree programs and serving over one million students.