About Me

I’m an optimistic promoter of both investment and entrepreneurial success in Latin America and originally from Venezuela but established in the US for quite some time now. Accordingly, I’m fully bilingual in English and Spanish and also master key ingredients that are necessary to build solid trust among harmonious business relationships. Moreover, throughout the years I was able to obtain academic credentials in America including a Master of Science in Finance degree from Loyola University Maryland and since I’ve been following Latin American markets with enough detail, I developed a keen and passionate interest in business developments shaping a subcontinent with stark contrasts and structural deficiencies.

Nevertheless, this subcontinent has untapped business potential from largely discovered comparative advantages that has not yet been unleashed fully. I’m talking about vast mineral deposits including iron ore in Brazil, the largest proven oil reserve in the world surpassing Saudi Arabia just recently known as the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela, fertile soil for planting marketable crop commodities, exceptional pastures for cattle raising in Brazil and the Southern Cone, sizable timber forests in the Southern Cone also, potential for developing attractive seaside resort destinations in the Caribbean like Cancún and Punta Cana, suitability for establishing ski resorts in the Andes like Bariloche, base metals, precious metals and the newly discovered largest reserve of lithium encompassing the Andes Mountain Range along with the Atacama Desert in a zone known as the Lithium Triangle consisting of Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. In addition, besides rivers like the Amazon and Orinoco, strategic investments building infrastructure and bringing foreign direct investment, some countries like Chile in particular have placed great effort building human capital which is the most valuable resource of them all. In fact, if I’m not mistaken, close to 30% of the active labor force in Chile today has an undergraduate degree almost matching the parameter of developed nations like the US whose active labor force right at the moment happens to be 32% college educated.

As a result, skilled labor needed for highly specialized manufacturing like the rapidly growing Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer S.A. as well as services such as private banking in Panama is demanding the required training among locals who have it takes to do the job right. In short, with the exception of Cuba and Venezuela at this point in time, Latin America has a very attractive climate for investment opportunities for those who believe in their own vision and are risk-takers, attributes that are needed for entrepreneurial enterprise formation. Consequently, whether or not you match that profile, I invite you to explore and enjoy free of charge the information, articles, tips, details, ideas and updates I will be providing on this website.

Testimonials

Manuel López Llamozas:

I know Abel Mejía Jr. since his last two years attending high school in Potomac, Maryland and his demeanor, common sense and knowledge surrounding topics of mutual interest impressed me from the beginning. Consequently, I’m confident he is of immense value for anyone wishing to become familiar with the Latin American business scene. Moreover, I have expertise in Finance including solid experience with Citibank, N.A., Salomon Brothers Corporation, IDB Invest Corporation, Mercapital Servicios Financieros S.L., Bangente C.A. and my current position at Mercantil Valores S.A. in Caracas, Venezuela among others.

Rodolfo Martínez:

Although I finished a Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Stanford University long ago, I developed a very good track-record in Investment Advising for high-net-worth individuals at Oppenheimer & Company Corporation in Caracas, Venezuela. Furthermore, having had lunch with Abel Mejía Jr. twice, he seems to me very business savvy while possessing a keen and passionate interest for matters concerning the Latin American market.

Juan Francisco Mejía Betancourt:

I’m glad to recommend an individual I’ve known all my life who knows how to deal with adversity in order to come out winning out of the whole situation. Moreover, my career includes having been Vice President of New Projects at Banco del Orinoco C.A., once the financial arm of the late Venezuelan industrialist and politician Julio Sosa Rodríguez, Executive President at CONINDUSTRIA (the premier Venezuelan lobby that caters to manufacturing enterprises) and now my own and very successful management consulting firm with cross-country branching throughout Latin America known as Soluciona Empresarial C.A.