Luis Alberto Atala

Board of Advisor, Bertarelli Institute for Family Entrepreneurship

Luis Alberto Atala is the Executive Vice-President of Ficohsa Financial Group, which provides banking, insurance, and pension funds services in Central America. Additionally, he serves as Vice-President of the Board of Directors for Assets Business-Holding Company, a group of businesses in the commercial, real estate development, and health services industries. He is currently a member of the local Board of Insurance Companies association (CAHDA), Board member of the local Honduran Council of Private Company (COHEP) and an active Board Member of Central American Leadership Initiative (CALI). Luis participates in various foundations as a board member, Fundación Ficohsa para la Educación Infantil, dedicated to providing access to preschool education to underprivileged children, Director of HONDUFUTURO, a non-profit organization that contributes to the development of the country, by expanding higher education opportunities for students of high academic potential and professional by providing scholarship loans, Fundación Amigos del Hospital Maria, a public Children's Hospital, Fundación Creciendo con Diabetes whose objective is to strengthen the country's public system and bring successful practices which allow children with a diabetes condition and their families to improve their quality of life. He lives in Tegucigalpa, Honduras with his wife and three daughters.