Luis Maizel

Mr. Luis Maizel is Co-Founder, Senior Managing Director and Member of the Investment Strategy Group (ISG), has been investing in the global fixed income markets since 1984, when he began managing mostly tax-exempt portfolios for high-net-worth individuals.
His experience includes being the Vice President of Finance for Grupoventas, S.A., serving on the faculty at the Harvard Business School, and a tenure as President of both Industrias Kuick, S.A. and Blount Agroindustrias, S.A., manufacturers of agribusiness equipment.
After structuring a favorable buyout of Kuick, Mr. Maizel relocated permanently to San Diego and became a naturalized U.S.
citizen.
Mr. Maizel has been a leader in the Hispanic community throughout his adult life, and previously served as a Director of United PanAmerican Financial Corporation, Pacific Commerce Bancorp, and Vibra Bank, the first Hispanic community bank in San Diego.
He has also been a board member of the United States Board of Directors of Nacional Financiera (NAFIN, Mexico’s National Development Company), and was Board Chairman of the Hispanic National Mortgage Association.
In addition, he held a seat on the Wells Fargo San Diego Community Board.
Mr. Maizel is equally devoted to education and was President of the Investment Committee for the Board of Trustees and on the Executive Board for the University of San Diego.
Currently, he is a member of the Board of the American Montessori Institute.
He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Mexico (UNAM) and his Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in 1974, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar, the school’s highest academic honor.