Alejandra Guzmán brings more than 15 years of Business Development Experience
The LSU Health Foundation, New Orleans is pleased to announce the hiring of Alejandra Guzmán as Executive Director of Business Ventures.
Guzmán brings more than 15 years of experience in economic and community development, social responsibility, and new business development. She has advanced urban and community development for real estate projects valued at more than $200 million and led risk management for assets of more than $400 million. In her role as Vice President of Real Estate and Capital Investments at the New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA), Guzmán developed and executed real estate, policy, and partnership strategies to promote the development of communities that
have been handicapped by disinvestment.
Guzmán received her Masters in Business Administration in 2012 from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business in New Orleans after receiving her Masters in Corporate Social Responsibility at Universidad Regiomontana S.C. and her BA in Organizational Psychology from Tecnológico de Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León in México.
In her role at the LSU Health Foundation, Guzmán will manage public-private partnerships and execute new business initiatives that support the growth and success of LSU School of Health and Science as well as the community we serve.
“The LSU Health Foundation is proud to be exponentially expanding business services, philanthropy, real estate and property development, and community-based opportunities on behalf of the LSU Health Sciences Center and other organizations in our neighborhood and region,” says LSU Health Foundation President & CEO Matthew Altier. “Alejandra brings a wealth of experience and the creativity needed to assist us on our exciting forward trajectory. We are very pleased to have her on our team.”