Senior Advisor, Altura Capital & Co-Founder, Silver Tsunami Transitions
Two-Time CEO, Corporate Governance Leader & Board Advisor
Esther Aguilera is a nationally acclaimed corporate governance pioneer, Senior Advisor at Altura Capital, and the Co-Founder & CEO of Silver Tsunami Transitions. As the former President and CEO of the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA), Esther spearheaded nationwide initiatives to dramatically expand executive diversity on Fortune 500 corporate boards and in C-suites.
A Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Esther brings deep private equity advisory, succession planning, and corporate governance expertise to privately held business owners navigating capitalization, generational liquidity, and M&A transactions. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and completed executive leadership programs at Harvard Kennedy School.
“Modern board governance and succession planning are essential pillars of enterprise value. Businesses with disciplined governance structures consistently outperform and achieve superior valuations at exit.”
Establishing high-performance advisory and fiduciary boards for middle-market and PE-backed companies.
Guiding founder-led businesses through comprehensive exit readiness, tax mitigation, and wealth transition.
Aligning institutional capital with exceptional lower-middle-market companies poised for expansion.
Advising family-owned and privately held enterprises through M&A and generational liquidity events.
Advising private equity fund on lower-middle-market investments and portfolio governance.
Built premier national corporate governance organization advancing executive board representation.
Directed premier national leadership development institution in Washington, D.C.
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