Mariela Cisneros-Mestre

Mariela is a highly competitive executive with over twelve years experience in the fields of marketing and economics.

Her achievements have involved the development of new products and the management of image branding for companies such as Pepsi-Cola de Venezuela, Sured, a subsidiary of Telcel Celular Venezuela and Juntos.com, Miami.

She has been a loyal advocate to many causes and foundations, such as The Miami City Ballet (2002-2004), The Together Foundation (1995-2006), Voices for Children (2002-2006) and Sara Lawrence College (2006), in which she served as a board member. A passion for art was fomented in Mariela at an early age not only through her mother’s love for art but also by her language studies at Ecole Brillantmont in Lausanne Switzerland.

Today, she is fluent in Spanish, English, Italian, German and French. Mrs. Cisneros pursued post graduate studies in various economics and financial disciplines at Babson College and Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. Mariela currently plays an important role in The Cisneros-Fontanals Art Foundation, CIFO. She attests to her diverse educational and employment background her current ability to take charge in any leadership position. She is a dedicated mother of three young children and remains a great supporter of artistic and humanitarian causes.