
CEO & Co-Founder, NEKT Group, Mexico
Manuel Rivera Raba is the co-founder and CEO of NEKT Group, a cybersecurity firm with operations in Mexico City, Houston, TX, and Bogotá, providing best-in-class solutions to enterprise-level companies and SMBs. Through its venture arm, NEKT is also an active investor in the cybersecurity industry.
Before entering the cybersecurity sector, Rivera Raba served as President & CEO of Grupo Expansión, one of Mexico’s most prestigious media companies. Over his 18-year tenure, he launched or acquired more than 30 magazine and digital brands, first as a family-owned business, then as part of Time Warner’s portfolio, and later through a management-led buyout that returned the company to private ownership. Grupo Expansión was successfully sold in 2017 as a market leader in digital publishing.
Rivera Raba has been involved with several boards, including the Global Future Council of the World Economic Forum on the Future of Information and Entertainment, where he served as Council Co-Chairman from 2016 to 2018. He has been a member of the YPO Mexico City chapter since 2012 and serves as an active board member for various public and private organizations.
He holds a degree in chemical engineering, an MBA, and has completed multiple postgraduate studies. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in cybersecurity.