Co-Founder / CEO Mexico, JW+A
Daniela Castro is a sustainable architectural design and real estate development specialist with extensive experience in large-scale projects. She is currently a Partner and CEO for Mexico at JWA, a leading environmental consultancy in Central Europe, operating in the Middle East and Latin America. Previously, as Chief Development and Sustainability Officer at Fibra Eco (2021-2022), she defined the company’s ESG strategy and led building optimization, retrofit, and certification processes.
Her past roles include Associate Director at Pulso Inmobiliario and MIRA, overseeing projects like Alai by Zaha Hadid in Cancún and Cuadrante Neuchatel in Mexico City. Previously she worked as Design and Sustainability Manager at Edmonds International where she led notable projects including Park Plaza and three high-end resorts In Riviera Maya.
She is a LEED AP BD+C and Edge Expert and has contributed to sustainability initiatives as a professor and speaker. An honors graduate from UNAM, she holds an MSc in Sustainable Design from The University of Edinburgh and additional postgraduate studies in sustainable urbanism, ESG and Net Zero.
