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Luis B.

Senior Executive Assistant & Chief of Staff

Mexico12+ years experience$5,000/mo

Notable Highlight

Supported a Senator and multiple bank CEOs; redesigned executive briefing workflows, reducing decision-prep time by 50%.

Experience Summary

Executive support professional with 12+ years of experience supporting senior leaders, including a Senator and CEOs at one of Mexico's largest development banks. Managed executive calendars, inboxes, travel logistics, stakeholder communications, standard operating procedures, and project coordination in high-stakes environments.

Key Achievements

Redesigned a Senator's briefing and decision-making process by introducing concise one-page executive summaries and advance preparation workflows, reducing preparation time by approximately 50% and improving readiness for key meetings and committee hearings.

Skills

Executive supportstrategic calendar managementgovernment relationslegislative coordinationinternational stakeholder relationsrisk assessmentpolicy analysiscrisis managementinstitutional governancecommittee oversightdocument managementconfidentiality protocolscybersecurityanti-money launderingenvironmental and social standards

Work Experience

Specialist – Committees Division

FIERCLA( · 2024 – Present

  • Lead the Assets and Liabilities Committee (ALCO).
  • Head the Investment Subcommittee of the Pension Trust of the Agriculture, Livestock, and Poultry Promotion and Guarantee Fund.
  • Serve as Alternate Secretary of the Ethics Committee.
  • Oversee and follow up on more than 100 resolutions annually.
  • Provide legal advisory services to the Deputy General Directorate of Administration and Legal Affairs and the Committees Division.

Technical Coordinator to the Director General

BNDOYSPSNC( · 2016 – 2023

  • Served as Chief of Staff to three CEOs, managing end-to-end executive support operations including strategic calendar management, prioritization of high-level meetings, time blocking, pre- and post-meeting preparation, and coordination of international travel logistics with embassies and consulates.
  • Handled sensitive and confidential communications, filtered critical information for executive decision-making, maintained document management systems with full traceability, and oversaw responses to Ministry of Finance (SHCP) and transparency requests with absolute discretion and precision.
  • Acted as a trusted strategic partner and gatekeeper to senior leadership, anticipating executive needs, protecting executive focus, and ensuring seamless coordination across high-priority initiatives.
  • Coordinated institutional relations between the General Directorate and international organizations including the World Bank, IMF, IDB, and CAF.
  • Prepared executive briefs, political and legal analyses, and risk assessment scenarios related to reforms and high-impact initiatives.
  • Monitored sensitive matters involving national and international entities, private sector stakeholders, legislative bodies, and multilateral organizations, while serving as liaison with government officials across all three levels of government and fiduciary delegates.
  • Managed delivery timelines for strategic information, assigned cross-functional responsibilities, tracked bilateral meeting milestones, mitigated reputational and regulatory risks, and ensured timely delivery of strategic inputs for CEO decision-making.

Legal and Political Advisor

MS · 2013 – 2016

  • Served as Chief of Staff responsible for managing the strategic agenda by prioritizing meetings with congressional committees, parliamentary leaders, autonomous agencies, and embassies.
  • Prepared executive briefings prior to each meeting, anticipating sensitive topics and key positioning strategies.
  • Organized high-level logistics for plenary sessions, hearings, and official working tours across different states.
  • Led project management efforts to coordinate the full legislative process of bills and initiatives, including timeline planning, assignment of responsibilities, milestone tracking, risk management, and delivery of strategic inputs during critical decision-making stages.
  • Handled highly confidential information—including legislative initiatives, committee reports, and political positioning documents—with absolute discretion.
  • Drafted bills, decrees, policy positions, and resolutions related to governance, security, migration, and international affairs.
  • Analyzed legislative proposals, committee reports, and initiatives from legal, constitutional, and political viability perspectives.
  • Led coordination efforts on security, governance, and public policy matters with international organizations.
  • Served as liaison with external institutions and Members of the Senate.
  • Oversaw work related to the Governance Committee and conducted legislative and public policy analysis and strategy development in response to an evolving political landscape.
  • Led coordination of electoral legal strategy initiatives.

Legal and Political Advisor

NAP · 2010 – 2013

  • Provided electoral and political strategy consulting.
  • Drafted political positioning documents.
  • Served as liaison with public officials across all three levels of government.
  • Executed electoral campaign operations.

Jr. Lawyer

BRYCSC · 2010

  • Provided consulting and labor litigation services.
  • Drafted collective bargaining agreements.
  • Served as correspondent in labor lawsuits in different states of the Republic.

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