Institute for Latin American Business - About Us
Director of the William F. Glavin Center for Global Management and, The Luksic Director Institute Latin America Business
Walter Esquivel
wesquivel@babson.edu
As CEO of Navex, Walter Esquivel developed a successful ‘container logistics’ business in Costa Rica consisting of an ocean shipping agency (Sea Land Service, Inc.), inland transportation, container storage and repair and stevedoring services. In 2001 the company was acquired by GIS Inc. a San Francisco based Company seeking to expand its business to the South American market. Walter also served as the Chairman of the Board of CINDE which is an institution whose purpose is the attraction of (FDI) foreign direct investment into Costa Rica; President of AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce) which together with the other Amchams of the region has been instrumental in promoting a Free Trade Agreement with USA and, has served as a Board of Directors member in a variety of industries such as a banking/financial institution, food processing plant and a real estate development company. Walter earned his BA from California State University, Long Beach and attended the (PAG) Executive Business Program at INCAE. His entrepreneurial spirit has lead him to actively participate in the business organization YPO and lately WPO (World Presidents Organization). He is fluent in three languages (Spanish, English and French).
Associate Director Global Partnerships & Programs
Enio Pinto
781 239 5833
epinto1@babson.edu Program Manager
Maria Vanessa Huerta
781 239 6198
mhuerta@babson.edu
Vanessa manages the institute’s programs and activities. Prior to Babson she worked in Tec de Monterrey in Mexico where she got her master degree in Administration. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business from Tec de Monterrey. She is fluent in Spanish and English.
Program Manager
Yelena Zaharoff
781 239 6123 yzaharoff@babson.edu
Yelena manages the institute’s programs and activities. She joined Babson in September of 2000 and received her MBA degree with concentration in Marketing and International Business in December 2003. Yelena is fluent in Russian and English.
