Laura F. Rivas Blanco

Owned financial operations for a B2B distribution business with USD5M in annual revenues. Led the strategy and end-to-end rollout of a self-service customer payment portal serving 5K customers (defined strategy, presented to senior management, set KPIs and SLAs, led user testing, prepared customer manuals and standard operating procedures for internal teams, and oversaw go-live) and built an accounts receivable standard operating procedures database.

Account manager and operational owner for 150 mutual funds and pension funds representing USD7B in assets under administration (AuA), serving as primary point of contact for asset managers on strategy and operations. - Managed mutual fund lifecycle across bonds, equities, real estate, and offshore strategies - Led launch of pension fund product category, from KPIs to go-live, growing pension fund AuA to USD100M - Oversaw a cross-functional team spanning legal, compliance, accounting, tech, and risk

Coordinated public-private partnerships for a district serving 285K residents. Owned the full partnership lifecycle: prioritized governmental demand, sourced partners, negotiated terms, drafted agreements, and monitored implementation.

Corporate and M&A attorney at a leading Brazilian law firm, advising businesses representing USD85M in market capitalization. Owned client relationships, due diligence, contract drafting, and post-merger integration. Oversaw corporate governance and regulatory filings for companies and nonprofit organizations.

Executed M&A transactions, overseeing client relationships, legal due diligence, document drafting, contract management, and post-merger integration.

Performed legal due diligence, document drafting, and contract management for global capital markets and M&A transactions.

STEM-Denominated MBA graduate with majors in Finance and Marketing.

Courses: - Regulation of Banks and Financial Institutions - Business Organizations - Secured Transactions - Trust and Estates: Wealth Management and Transmission - Law and Economics of Natural Resources Markets - Technology Transactions - Art Law - Constitutional Law II: Freedom of Speech - Writing