Executive Board

NXIVM's Executive Board is composed of some of the most talented, business and organizationally capable people. Executive Board members act as advisors to the company, overseeing its global activities to ensure standards of professionalism and honor. The board is currently composed of six individuals who bring to bear experience and abilities in at least one area of expertise.

Alejandro Betancourt
Marketing

Alejandro Betancourt is president and CEO of Prorsus Capital, a premier venture capital fund specializing in Mexico and Latin America. Alejandro is active in evolving the fund's long term strategic vision, interfacing with current and potential investors to develop new investment and funding opportunities, sourcing and developing new business possibilities and working with the board of directors to oversee the operations of the fund's companies.

Before Prorsus Capital, Alejandro developed the presence of NXIVM and ESP in Mexico City. He now co-owns and operates Mexico City's NXIVM Center, which is one of the company's most successful subsidiaries worldwide. After more than eight years with ESP, Alejandro has become one of the company's top trainers.

Clare Bronfman
Operations

As a child, Clare embarked on a career in athleticism as an equestrian show jumper. In less than four years she became well respected in her field, representing the United States in competitions and championships around the world. Her many achievements included winning the Grand Prix of Tokyo, Eindhoven and Rome. In 2004, Clare retired from equestrianism, deciding instead to focus her energy full-time to her true passion: effecting meaningful change by means of studying and applying Rational Inquiry®.

Clare more recently turned her attention to business development and implementation. In 2007, she began consulting with A Cappella Innovations, a non-profit organization upholding humanity through the celebration and advancement of the human instrument. In 2007, she and her sister Sara Bronfman founded the Ethical Humanitarian Foundation, a private, not-for-profit foundation promoting the evolution of humanity through ethics. In late 2008, Clare and Sara, together with conceptual founder Keith Raniere, created the World Ethical Foundations Consortium, a highly directed, non-profit initiative dedicated to the building of a compassionate, ethical humanity.

Emiliano Salinas
Standards

Emiliano Salinas is Vice President of Prorsus Capital, a premier venture capital fund specializing in Mexico and Latin America. In this capacity he oversees the fund's long-term business and financial strategy and businesses, and interfaces directly with current and potential investors to identify new investment opportunities and secure additional investment capital. He previously worked as a financial analyst for the Lazard Freres and Co. LLC investment bank in New York City, where he participated in mergers and acquisitions involving Telefonica de Espa–a, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and Revlon, among others.

Emiliano is co-owner of Mexico City's NXIVM Center. He is also an international trainer with the company. In addition to his work with ESP, Emiliano is general director of the In Lak' Ech peace movement, a citizen's initiative to eradicate violence in Mexico. He is also a founding member of the Ethical Foundation for Science and is vice president of CREUM, a training center for human development in Mexico City. Emiliano holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the prestigious ITAM in Mexico.

Lauren Salzman
Education

Having been raised in the field of human potential, Lauren Salzman developed a strong interest in human dynamics and interpersonal communications. She studied numerous cutting-edge models within the field and became a certified practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming at the age of 14. Lauren was the youngest person to join ESP soon after the company was founded in 1998. Her enthusiasm, drive and dedication are evidenced by the numerous accolades she has received.

As Head of Education, Lauren oversees five committees responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing facilitation of the company's educational programs. She is also one of the company's top presenters and trainers. In this capacity, she travels throughout North America and Europe, leading intensive trainings for hundreds of people per year. Her work with countless individuals has contributed to her becoming one of the leading authorities in Rational Inquiry®.

Karen Unterreiner
Humanities

Karen Unterreiner earned a B.S. in Mathematics of Operations Research and Statistics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1981. That same year she entered the actuarial field and held the position of Actuarial Associate for Aetna Life & Casualty until 1985. For the following five years, she worked as Consulting Actuary for Milliman & Robertson, Inc., where she specialized in health insurance and health maintenance organization pricing. During that time she also specialized in valuations of disability income insurance books of businesses, including the valuation of the disability income block for the demutualization of Equitable Life. Karen has been a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries since 1987.

Karen was Chief Financial Officer for Consumers' Buyline, Inc. From 1990 to 1995, she developed and managed the company's finance and accounting divisions. For the following three years she became an independent IT Systems Developer, specializing in the development of customized sales and accounting systems for mid-sized businesses. In 1998, Karen joined ESP and became its Chief Advisor for Information Technology. She became a Head Trainer in 2002 and is currently one of the leading authorities in Rational Inquiry®.

Mark Vicente
Enrollment

Author, speaker and award-winning director Mark Vicente was part of the creative team behind the sleeper hit What The BLEEP Do We Know?! He was born and raised in apartheid South Africa. In South Africa, he worked as a news-cameraman, and his first big break was working as director of photography on the musical Sarafina, starring Whoopi Goldberg. In 1992, he set his sights on Hollywood and went there to shoot a studio picture for Disney entitled Fatherhood, starring Patrick Swayze and Halle Berry. At twenty-six, he became one of the youngest cinematographers to shoot a big budget studio picture. Over the next ten years, he went on to shoot an additional fourteen feature films.

Mark soon found much of the subject matter in Hollywood was sorely lacking. He has since pursued new and revolutionary ways to raise awareness through film. Mark is currently shooting a feature-length documentary about non-violent protest movements in Mexico. His experience with ESP and Rational Inquiry® have greatly influenced this new direction.