Board of Directors

Luis Ugalde, S.J., Chair
Father Ugalde has a Ph.D. in history and a master's of science in the history of Venezuela He earned bachelor's degrees in philosophy and humanities from Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia; in theology (in Frankfurt, Germany); and in sociology from Universidad Católica Andres Bello in Caracas, Venezuela. Father Ugalde is the Rector of Universidad Católica Andres Bello in Caracas, Venezuela, president of AUSJAL (association of universities trusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America) and a university professor. He is also former Provincial of the Society of Jesus in Venezuela. Father Ugalde has authored and co-authored more than 20 publications.

Albert DiUlio, S.J., Treasurer
Father DiUlio has a Ph.D. in education and policy analysis, an MBA in finance, and a master's degree in education all from Stanford University. He also earned a bachelor's of science degree from Marquette University in business economics. Father DiUlio is the secretary for Finance and Higher Education of the U.S. Jesuit Conference. Previously, he served as the president of various universities including the Catholic University of Ethiopia, Marquette University and Xavier University and has also served as a visiting professor in finance at Santa Clara University and Stanford University. Father DiUlio also serves on a number of boards of trustees and directors of various educational and business enterprises throughout the U.S.

Emily D. Fintel, Secretary
Ms. Fintel earned a master's degree in international affairs from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor's of science degree with honors in hotel administration from Cornell University. She is Representative for Strategic Initiatives based at AVINA's Costa Rica office. Prior to joining AVINA in 2002, Ms. Fintel worked in grant and financial management for the Inter-American Dialogue, a center for policy analysis on U.S.-Latin American relations based in Washington D.C., and in institutional development at INCAE, the leading Latin American business school with campuses in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. She has also conducted research at the Inter-American Foundation on the use of collective remittances for economic development purposes. Originally from the United States, Ms. Fintel has lived abroad for the greater part of the last 10 years and speaks Spanish fluently and Portuguese and Italian proficiently.

Brizio Biondi-Morra
Dr. Biondi-Morra has a Ph.D. in business administration from Harvard University as well as a Ph.D. in economics from Bocconi University in Italy. He is president of AVINA, a foundation working in partnership with civil society and business leaders in Latin America in their initiatives toward sustainable development with 23 offices in 14 countries. He is also chairman of FUNDES, a foundation promoting small and medium enterprise development in Latin America with offices in 10 countries. Additionally, Dr. Biondi-Morra is chairman of INCAE, the leading Latin American business school with campuses in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. His previous experience includes strategy and marketing for the DuPont Corp. in Europe and management consulting at Arthur D. Little in the United States. He also founded and managed a transport company in Africa and a chemical company in New York. Dr. Biondi-Morra has traveled to more than 80 countries and is fluent in four languages. He has published books on development in Latin America for Cornell University Press, Editorial Siglo XXI and Nicaragua's Central Bank.

Miguel Petty, S.J.
Father Petty was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 7, 1932. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and theology. He has a master's degree in education administration from Boston College and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from the University of Chicago. He was director of the Center on Education Research, as part of the Center for Social Research and Action of the Society of Jesus between 1970 and 1978. He worked at the Universidad Católica de Córdova from 1978 and 2005 as professor of sociology of education and theology, as director of the Latin American Network of Information and Documentation in Education, and as rector from 2000 to 2005. He is a member of the National Academy of Education of Argentina and board member of Georgetown University from 2003 to 2006. Father Petty represents CPAL (Latin American Jesuits Provincials Conference) on Magis Americas Board of Directors.