Ricardo Anzaldua

Ricardo Anzaldua is a trusted Fortune 100 C-suite and boardroom advisor on strategy, finance, governance, compliance and communications. With exceptional leadership and consensus-building skills, he has built collaborative environments for solving issues. Ricardo has also created and coached executives on effective Diversity initiatives. As direct report to the CEO, Anzaldua has led responses to the most important challenges at three Fortune 100 public companies, frequently in highly visible regulatory, investor and media environments. He led the teams that obtained TARP financing for The Hartford during the Great Recession and achieved the only successful challenge to the designation of a nonbank (MetLife) as a too-big-to-fail company. Anzaldua designed M&A strategies for re-privatizing Freddie Mac, rescuing The Hartford’s operations and spinning-off Met’s largest operating division. Throughout his career, Anzaldua has stood out as a business-oriented lawyer. Ricardo has a global grasp, stemming from work as lead advisor on numerous cross-border M&A transactions for Latin America-based businesses. He has practiced law in English, Spanish and Portuguese. A thought leader on the role of in-house attorneys as strategic advisors, Ricardo has considerable Board experience and is available for select Board engagements as an Independent Director. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP • Keen, proven ability to identify design and implement effective solutions in complex, high-stress, bet-the-company situations and to guide senior leaders through those situations • Creates teams with cool heads to execute those solutions • Towering strength in persuasive and memorable communication • Over 20 years advising on financial and transactional matters, corporate governance, investor relations and dispute resolution EFFECTIVE TEAM LEADERSHIP • Successful in persuading decision-makers to adopt recommended strategic approaches • Adapted and occasionally radically modified people management strategies to improve morale, advance careers and improve quality of service • Led by example in developing Diversity initiatives INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR • International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (2013-22, Chair, 2017-22) • Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation (2007-present, President, 2015-18) • Minority Corporate Counsel Association (2014-22) • Latino Justice/PRLDEF (2014-present) • New York City Bar Fund (2018-present) • Available for select Board engagements as an Independent Director attorneyanzaldua@gmail.com | 646-427-6732 | linkedin.com/in/ricardo-anzaldua