Brett Perlmutter is an investor and the founder and former Head of Google Cuba, where he negotiated the first-ever internet agreements between the United States and Cuba alongside Eric Schmidt. In that capacity he deployed Google Global Cache in Havana and established an agreement for settlement-free peering between Google and Cuba's network. He also launched the country's first high-speed connectivity initiative—announced by President Obama—and played a key role in the U.S.-Cuba diplomatic reengagement. Today, Perlmutter is an investor operating at the intersection of geopolitics, technology, and capital. Notable investments include Crusoe, Diamond Foundry, FluidStack, Redwood Systems, Ualá, and Mindbloom. He began his career at McKinsey & Company, advising Fortune 100 CEOs on growth and strategy across Latin America, Asia, and the US. Fluent in Spanish and deeply trusted in both policy and founder circles, he is recognized for combining mission-aligned vision with operational firepower. He has spoken at the Council on Foreign Relations, Aspen Institute, Harvard Kennedy School, Brown University, and the Wharton School; and his work has been profiled in Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, TIME, BBC, Univisión, Fast Company, El País, Politico, the New York Times, and CNBC, among others. Perlmutter holds an M.Phil from the University of Cambridge and a BA magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was class president and received the university's highest undergraduate honor, the Spoon Award. In 2016 he was named to Forbes 30 Under 30, and he serves on the board of Ballet Hispánico, the largest Hispanic cultural organization in the United States.