About Miguel Guevara
In short
Miguel Guevara is a writer and technology and innovation leader. He writes about building in uncertainty, leadership without ego, and reinvention. He has worked from IT engineering and systems engineering to solution architecture, global program management, Director of Innovation at Augment AI, and now Director of Business Strategy at Microsoft. He founded Grow Jungles, a U.S. 501(c)(3) that protects endangered wildlife and primary rainforest in Costa Rica.
Ideas
- I.
- II.Identity & expertise
“Put down the credential. Pick up the work. The work is the only thing that compounds.”
From The Tyranny of the Résumé · 18 min · 2026
- III.Builders & critics
“Ship the thing. Write the first draft… The lake fills one trip at a time.”
From They Throw Rocks. You Carry Water. · 15 min · 2026
- IV.Leading through change
“Control is an illusion. The more you force, the more you lose.”
From Leadership, Trust, and the Emotional Side of Change in Acquisitions · 2024
- V.Reinvention
“Reinvention is not a single act but a lifelong commitment.”
From Self-Discovery and Authenticity · 2024
What I do
- i.
Leadership
Go-to-market innovation and global teams.
- ii.
Consulting
Oil & gas, start-ups and technology.
- iii.
Technology
AI and innovation, from strategy to delivery.
- iv.
Outcomes
Driven by results: scale, growth and impact.
- v.
How I work
Forward-looking, adaptable, bilingual, high EQ.
Career
- Director of Business StrategyMicrosoft
- Director of InnovationAugment AI
- World Wide Technical & Strategic Program ManagerAccenture
- Solution Architecture Associate ManagerAccenture
- Founder & PresidentGrow Jungles
- Infrastructure Project ManagerBrenntag Lubricants
- System EngineerBrenntag Lubricants
- Technical Implementation EngineerARGUS Software
- Information Technology EngineerOiltanking GmbH
Conservation
Grow Jungles protects Costa Rican rainforest: 5,000+ acres conserved, 44 camera traps and 11 local jobs. The film Waterfall Hunters (2023, dir. Lindsey Hagen) was filmed at La Danta Salvaje and selected for Tribeca 2023, Banff 2023 and Outside 2023, screened at Mountainfilm 2024 and at Fresh Coast. Read the LA Times story.
Patterns, a camera-trap wildlife identification project with Las Oncas, is in development.
Contact
- Writing, speaking & professional
- himiguelg@gmail.com
- in/miguel-g-guevara
- IMDb
- nm19032635
- Grow Jungles
- info@growjungles.com
FAQ
Who is Miguel Guevara?
Miguel Guevara is a writer and technology and innovation leader. He writes about building in uncertainty, leadership without ego, and reinvention. He has worked from IT engineering and systems engineering to solution architecture, global program management, Director of Innovation at Augment AI, and now Director of Business Strategy at Microsoft. He founded Grow Jungles, a U.S. 501(c)(3) that protects endangered wildlife and primary rainforest in Costa Rica.
What does Miguel Guevara write about?
Building in uncertainty, identity and expertise, builders and critics, leading through change, and reinvention. Read the essays.
What does Miguel Guevara do?
Technology and innovation leadership. He is Director of Innovation at Augment AI and founder & president of Grow Jungles.
What is Grow Jungles?
A U.S. 501(c)(3) that protects endangered wildlife and primary rainforest in Costa Rica. I founded Grow Jungles in 2019 on a plain idea: the surest way to protect a rainforest is to own it, and to make the people who live beside it its paid guardians.