Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg

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Hilda Margarita Ochoa-Brillembourg (born 1945 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan businesswoman. She founded Strategic Investment Group (SIG) in 1987 and serves as its president and chief executive officer. She was the World Bank’s chief investment officer and asset-liability advisor. She is the managing director of Ashmore EMM LLC and serves on the boards of several organizations, including the Atlantic Council, General Mills, Harvard Management Company, the McGraw-Hill Companies, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Washington Opera, and she chairs The Orchestra of the Americas.

Education and early work:
- BS in economics from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- MPA from Harvard Kennedy School (1971)
- Fulbright-Hays fellow; completed all but the dissertation toward a DBA at Harvard Business School

Other roles:
- Treasurer for CA Luz Eléctrica de Venezuela
- Independent financial consultant for Venezuela’s Development Ministry, Foreign Relations Ministry, and Grupo Cisneros

Board and committee work:
- Boards: Atlantic Council, World Bank/IMF Credit Union, General Mills, Harvard Management Company, McGraw-Hill Companies, Cementos Pacasmayo (Peru)
- The Orchestra of the Americas (chair)
- Investment committees/advisory roles: Rockefeller Family Fund, Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard, SunTrust Asset Management Advisors
- Executive committee: Small Enterprise Assistance Funds
- Acting vice chairman: Group of Fifty (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Publications and recognition:
- Articles in Financial Analyst Journal and Pensions & Investments
- Featured in Fortune, SmartMoney, Money, Investment News, CNN Español, MSNBC, and Wall Street Week
- Honors: Fulbright Association Lifetime Achievement Medal (2005); SmartMoney Power 30 in Business; Money Top 50 Smartest Women in Business (2000, 2002); Hispanic Business Top 50 Hispanic Women in Business

Personal:
- Married to Arturo E. Brillembourg