Emilio Mahuad
Co-CEO & Co-Chair
Mr. Mahuad brings over 25 years of experience advising corporate leaders, financial sponsors and boards of directors. He has led top-tier multinational investment banking franchises in Mexico, including serving as CEO of Lazard Financial Advisory Mexico and Country Head of Mexico and Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for UBS. Over his career, he has advised on more than 100 transactions representing over US$50 billion in deal value across industries and geographies.
Mr. Mahuad led Lazard’s strategic efforts in Mexico and executed a multi-year transformation of UBS’s Mexico franchise, elevating the firm from a near ground-up rebuild to a top-five investment-banking position. He also held senior leadership roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
His career has been defined by leading and executing complex strategic and capital-markets transactions, expanding and strengthening operating businesses and guiding organizations through strategic inflection points, complemented by a demonstrated ability to develop and grow operating businesses. He maintains long-standing relationships across corporate groups, business families, asset managers and alternative investors throughout the Americas.
Mr. Mahuad holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Economics, summa cum laude, from Universidad Iberoamericana.
