Bio

Mr. Garcia-Teruel, a Mexican national, joined Alta Growth Capital in 2012. He has 16 years of experience in private equity investing and management consulting. Prior to joining Alta Growth Capital, Mr. Garcia-Teruel was a Founding Partner of Spectron Desarrollo, a sponsor making private equity investments in Mexico, impact investing and providing evaluation services for social programs. With Spectron, he co-led several private equity investments, including an investment in La Loma, a provider of ice creammix and dairy products for bakeries, and assisted portfolio companies in improving their operations. Previously, he spent 6 years with McKinsey & Company where he provided management consulting services to companies in various sectors, including consumer products, financial services and energy, in Mexico, the U.S., South America and Asia. Mr. Garcia-Teruel currently serves on the board of directors of Lactoproductos La Loma, Little Caesars, Fruehauf, GEB and Maskota. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana. He speaks English and Spanish.