Luis Guillermo Plata
Luis Guillermo Plata is a distinguished international business leader, former cabinet minister, and diplomat with deep experience spanning government, finance, private equity, and corporate governance across Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Mr. Plata is currently a Partner with Axon Partners Group, investing in energy transition projects throughout Latin America. Mr. Plata has held senior leadership […]
Shane Christensen
Shane Christensen is Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer, PriceSmart, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, California and the only operator of membership warehouse clubs in Central America, Colombia, and the Caribbean. He leads the company’s engagement with governments, business associations, and key stakeholders across the region, as well as its corporate […]
Charles J. Wortman
Mr. Wortman has over 30 years of banking experience. He is the former Managing Director of J.P. Morgan Securities based in New York. He was a part of the Global Corporate Bank responsible for coverage of large-cap utilities and pipelines, as well as coverage of Canadian corporates. He assumed that position in July 2006, when a […]
Mary Walshok
Mary Walshok is a thought leader and subject-matter expert on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth. She has authored more than 100 articles, reports, and book chapters on regional innovation, workforce development and the role of research institutions in regional economies. As an industrial social scientist focused on the dynamics of regional economic development […]
Alberto Völlmer
Chairman and CEO of Ron Santa Teresa – founded in 1796 – producer of Venezuela´s oldest rum brand. He is the founder of Project Alcatraz, a rehabilitation program for criminal gangs in the County of Revenga in the state of Aragua, which has succeeded in dismantling eleven notorious gangs, dramatically reducing the incidence of violent […]
Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon Jr.
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. brings more than three decades of government service and diplomatic experience to his practice, providing strategic counsel to clients across a range of legislative, foreign policy, and national security issues. Most recently, Ambassador Shannon served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, the third highest ranking position at the State […]
Jorge Rosenblut
From November 2018 to November 2024, Jorge Rosenblut served as the Institute’s Chairman of the Board. After working for decades as an executive leader in private industry and government, Mr. Jorge Rosenblut now works as an independent consultant to help clients incubate growth, encourage evolution from legacy practice, and transform business models to manage disruption […]
José Luis Manzano
José Luis Manzano is an Argentine businessman with a deep understanding of Latin American public policy and global emerging markets. He possesses significant experience in the investment, media, energy and distress industries. He speaks frequently across the world on these issues. He founded the international firm Integra Capital, a private equity and merchant banking firm […]
Pradeep Khosla
Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla is an internationally renowned electrical and computer engineer recognized for his seminal contributions in secure software, intelligent robot systems, and design. As UC San Diego’s chief executive officer, Khosla provides vision and strategy, leading a campus of more than 40,000 students within seven undergraduate colleges and 12 academic divisions and graduate […]
Richard C. Hojel
Richard Hojel has been with Corporacion Frigus Therme since 1993 and in 1996 became its President and CEO. Corporacion is a group of companies based in Mexico, including the following business units: a manufacturing process equipment company that services the petroleum and petrochemical industry (Zeeco-Therme), a commercial refrigeration equipment company (Frigus-Bohn) and a business that […]