Managing Director
Mario Ramirez
Mario Ramirez is President of MRamirez Group, LLC, a consulting firm focused on business development and public-private partnerships in alignment with higher education, corporate leadership and the Hispanic market. He also works as an investment banker with Avalon Securities, a boutique investment banking firm based in New York.
Mario was previously with TIAA, a Fortune 100, $1 trillion financial services company where he served on the Senior Leadership Team in the role of Managing Director of Executive Relations and Hispanic Markets. He built strategic relationships with leaders in government, higher education and industry. He also led the national Hispanic market strategy and represented the company on Capitol Hill, providing Congressional briefings and exploring collaborative opportunities.
A graduate of the University of Arkansas, Mario serves on the Sam M. Walton College of Business Dean’s Executive Advisory Board, the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Selection Committee, the Garrison Financial Institute Board of Directors and the Arkansas Executive Forum. In addition, he serves on the Campaign Arkansas Steering Committee and chairs the campaign committee for Diverse Programs. He and his wife, Laura, also served as co-chairs of the University’s Chancellor’s Society in 2011-12. Mario was a member of the Senior Executive Corporate Advisory Board for the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2015-2017 and served on the National Hispanic Advisory Committee for the 2016 Jeb Bush Presidential Campaign. In addition, Mario is on the Board of Directors for Oryza Capital, a Dallas-based, private equity firm as well as a member of the Board of Trustees for Liberty Christian School.