Our history

Discover how our evolution has been with the help of all our families and surrogates

2017
Birth and foundation of Gestacy
Santiago and Salvador, Spanish founders of Gestacy, identified the need for a closer focus on surrogacy. Santiago, doctor in Psychology, and Salvador, biomedical researcher, combined knowledge and experiences to offer a more humane and transparent process. With the vision of improving transparency and communication in the surrogacy process, Santiago and Salvador founded Gestacy, focusing their efforts on offering a European perspective in America.
2019
Expansion to Mexico
Gestacy expands its surrogacy processes to Mexico, maintaining the same standards of quality and support for families and surrogates as in the US.
Present
Consolidation and adaptability
We continue to demonstrate our commitment to transparency and comprehensive support, adapting to the cultural and personal needs of families on all continents.

2017

Birth and foundation of Gestacy

Santiago and Salvador, Spanish founders of Gestacy, identified the need for a closer focus on surrogacy. Santiago, doctor in Psychology, and Salvador, biomedical researcher, combined knowledge and experiences to offer a more humane and transparent process. With the vision of improving transparency and communication in the surrogacy process, Santiago and Salvador founded Gestacy, focusing their efforts on offering a European perspective in America.

2017

Gestacy Foundation

With the vision of improving transparency and communication in the surrogacy process, Santiago and Salvador founded Gestacy, focusing their efforts on offering a European perspective in America.

2019

Expansion to Mexico

Gestacy expands its surrogacy processes to Mexico, maintaining the same standards of quality and support for families and surrogates as in the US.

Present

Consolidation and adaptability

We continue to demonstrate our commitment to transparency and comprehensive support, adapting to the cultural and personal needs of families on all continents.

Shall we start your journey?

Accompanying you through direct and open communication, with total transparency in all parts of the process.

Some of our collaborators

“The need for transparency and communication was evident, and our objective has been to fill the void that so many women and families had”

Santiago- Co-founder of Gestacy

Meet our
Management team

Our team is made up of professionals from all over the world, providing their experience and knowledge in each sector.

Karen Estrada

Karen Estrada

Director of the program in the U.S.A.

Kimberly Dees

Kimberly Dees

Manager of the program in the US

Pedro Mendoza Lamuño

Pedro Mendoza Lamuño

Director of Future Parent Support and Matching

Elena Arakcheeva

Elena Arakcheeva

Director of the program in Mexico

Tania Volova

Tania Volova

Quality Director

Salvador Escamochero

Salvador Escamochero

Founding Partner of Gestacy

Santiago Agustín

Santiago Agustín

Founding Partner of Gestacy

Meet our
Management team

Our team is made up of professionals from all over the world, providing their experience and knowledge in each sector.

Karen Estrada

Director of the program in the US
Karen Estrada has a robust professional background that includes previous roles as a lawyer in one of the big four firms and an international company specializing in taxation and transfer pricing, Karen brings a wealth of expertise to our team.

Kimberly Dees

Manager of the program in the US
Kimberly loves surrogacy and never misses the chance to share her knowledge and experience with both those who want to know more about surrogacy or those considering surrogacy as an option in their lives. Completing her surrogacy journey only intensified her love for surrogacy and intensified her desire to stay involved in the surrogacy community; both in pursuing another journey as well as having the amazing opportunity to work in the field, continuing to help other families’ dreams come true.

Pedro Mendoza Lamuño

Director of Surrogacy Onboarding and Matching
With a background in Political Science, Pedro dedicated his early years to research and served on the editorial board of the Annual Review of Political Theory. Subsequently, he has made his mark in various communications and risk assessment agencies. Throughout his professional career, he has collaborated with international organizations, such as the United Nations, and has provided advice to governmental institutions in different countries.

Elena Arakcheeva

Director of the program in Mexico
With a consolidated track record of 7 years in the field of surrogacy, Elena has emerged as an expert in the area. In her current role as General Director of Programs in Mexico, she has been the pillar of support for countless families and surrogates, guiding them with empathy and professionalism. Her combination of international experience, academic training and dedication make her an outstanding leader in her sector.

Tania Volova

Quality Director
Tania has more than 10 years of international surrogacy experience. Throughout her career, she has collected and applied best practices from agencies around the world, optimizing processes within Gestacy. In addition, it guarantees high standards of care for both pregnant women and families, ensuring a transparent, efficient and humane process. Tania is fluent Spanish, English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Salvador Escamochero

Founding Partner of Gestacy
Salvador, founding partner of Gestacy, leads the bio-medical area with 10 years of experience in the sector. Biologist and biomedical researcher, he has collaborated with institutions such as the “La Paz” Hospital and the Madrid Public Health Institute. Specialized in adverse reactions to medications, he has various scientific publications and a notable commitment to surrogacy and biomedical research.

Santiago Agustín

Founding partner of Gestacy
Santiago, founding partner of Gestacy, leads the area of psychological and social care with more than 10 years of experience in surrogacy. Doctor in Psychology and former professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, he specializes in childhood and relationships. Author of publications such as the report “Homoparental families in Spain”, he was coordinator of the childhood and adolescence group of the Official College of Psychologists of Madrid until 2014.

Meet all our team members

Ingrid Santos

Ingrid Santos

Paulina Garcini

Paulina Garcini

  Valeria Animas

Valeria Animas

Athalia Morelos

Athalia Morelos

 Paola del Razo

Paola del Razo

Liliana Rivera

Liliana Rivera

Sofia Harari

Sofia Harari

Samantha González

Samantha González

Brenda Olea

Brenda Olea

Larysa Salun

Larysa Salun

Maryna Zemliana

Maryna Zemliana

Danae Perez

Danae Perez

Cecile

Cecile

Cassandra

Cassandra

Gonzalo Iglesias Hernangómez

Gonzalo Iglesias Hernangómez

Director de Marketing

Rebeca Maldonado Leiva

Rebeca Maldonado Leiva

Community Manager

Our core values

We understand that the path to parenthood through surrogacy is a deeply personal and meaningful journey for both intended parents and surrogates. Therefore, at Gestacy, we are committed to providing an experience based on fundamental principles of respect, ethics, transparency, commitment and diversity.

These values are at the core of our practice and ensure that every step of the process is handled with the utmost integrity and consideration.

Transparency
Respect
Commitent
Diversity
Ethics

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