Luz María Puente

6 Ferndale Ave Andover, MA 01810
Tel/Fax: 1 (978) 475-7278

Magnolia 19, Casa 16, Colonia San Jerónimo Lídice, 10200 México, D.F.
Tel/Fax: 52 (5) 595-9043

E-mail: luzmap@instituteforstrategicclarity.org
WWW: http://www.instituteforstrategicclarity.org/



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice-President (8/02 - Present)
Institute for Strategic Clarity. Wilton, NH.
In charge of operations for a non-profit 501c(3) scientific research and educational organization that seeks to enhance the clarity with which decision makers in any organization understand, determine, and communicate the organization's strategic direction.

 

Vice-president (5/97 - Present)
Strategic Clarity (formerly SDSG). Boston and Mexico City.
Promote and deliver programs that help senior managers develop better policy decisions in complex environments by applying a systemic approach to their business concerns. Critical tools include training in systems dynamics, causal mapping of system variables, leverage analysis of these variables and stock flow simulation modeling of these variables for policy testing.

Major Clients:

 

Titular/Investor Relation Unit (7/93 - 3/95)
Banco Nacional de México, S.A.
Responsible for the relationship with foreign investors of Grupo Financiero Banamex, US, and Mexican market analysts as well as international fund managers. In charge of preparing all aspects of road show preparations, including information and logistics. Participation in the elaboration of the annual report.

Director of Asset Trading (6/92 - 5/93)
Citibank, N.A.
Responsible for the selling and trading of emerging market debt instruments such as: Eurobonds, CD's, CP's, loans, and structured products and derivatives.

Vice-president - Futures Department (12/85 - 4/91)
Banco Nacional de México, S.N.C.
Lead the operation and promotion of futures and options as risk management tools among the main import/export companies of Mexico. Including all budgeting and strategic planning responsibilities for the department.

Systems Trainer (3/85 - 12/85)
Infosistemas Financieros, S.A.
Trained senior executives in the use of advanced stock brokerage computer systems.

Financial Analyst (1/82 - 12/82)
Valores Finamex, S.A.
Supervised the Security Valuation Department. Responsible for the analysis of financial statements, valuation of bonds, securities and short term money instruments, as well as performing periodic sensitivity analysis of interest rates.

Manager of Computer Center (12/80 - 12/82)
Responsible for the implementation of the required computer system and the development of the financial analysis software.



ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor - Universidad Anahuac
Managing from Clarity (9/02)
Diploma in International Commerce (3/91 - 6/91)
Risk Management Seminar (8/89)

Teaching Assistant - University of California, Riverside
Financial Analysis (1/84 - 6/84)
Management Science (4/84 - 6/84)



EDUCATION

MBA - 12/1984
University of California

Bachelor of Arts in Actuarial Sciences - 6/1981
Universidad Anahuac.



ADDITIONAL SEMINARS & COURSES

6th International Aluminum Conference - 11/90
Metal Bulletin, Singapore, Singapore

How to Sell Futures, The Workshop - 7/90
Commodities Education Institute, New York, NY

Negotiations Strategies - 5/90
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Coffee's 88 - A Year of Change and Challenge - 2/88
National Coffee Association of USA, Boca Raton, FL

Advanced Options Seminar - 4/87
Commodity Exchange, New York, NY

Market Profile - 3/87
The Logic School, Chicago, Illinois

Financial Futures and Options - 3/86
The Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois



HONORS & AWARDS

"Consejo Nacional de Ciencias y Tecnología" Scholarship
To obtain the Masters of Business Administration at the University of California.



LANGUAGES

  • Spanish, native
  • English, Fluent

 

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, WORKING PAPERS AND PAPERS IN PROCESS

  • See the Institute for Strategic Clarity's Publications page