Gabriela Mallory is a Senior Analyst for Latin America Research at Frontier Strategy Group. Her work focuses on helping executives with strategic decisions including corporate strategy, distribution management, market entry and expansion, and risk management in South America. She produces in-depth analysis of key economic, political, and business trends affecting multinationals in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Before joining FSG, Gabriela Mallory worked at Optima Oil in Colombia, where she was responsible for drafting investment proposals and liaising with the Colombian National Hydrocarbons Agency. She has also held positions at AECOM, the Economist Intelligence Unit, and as an advisor to the President of the Republic of Liberia. Gabriela holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Tufts University, and an MSc in Foreign Services from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. She is a native of Ecuador.
Slowing growth across much of Latin America this year has led multinationals to seek new pockets of opportunity in the region. Given that Colombia has been one of the few markets to outperform in Latin America this year, many multinationals…
Declining oil production is a dark cloud that looms over the long-term sustainability of Colombia’s economic growth. The Latin American country’s oil output has experienced a significant downturn in 2014. In the first seven months of the year, production averaged 979…