Stephen McLaughlin

Current

Manager Partner International at Beckett McLaughlin International

Past

Associate at Koios Associates LLC
Owner at BA Consulting Group
President at Global Market Insights

Foreign Service Officer at Department of State
Officer at United States Marine Corps

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Education

Universidad Mayor
Rice University
Greengates School

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Connections

30 connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

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Stephen McLaughlin’s Summary

BMR International Principal focused on building client relationships domestically and in Latin America.
Dual focus on developing new business for our recruiting and foreign markets practice.
Strong experience in recruiting, corporate finance, foreign markets consulting and international risk analysis.

Senior executive for risk analysis firm which advised a major financial house on private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund investments.
Started and ran a successful European consultancy advising U.S. clients on penetrating emerging European markets. Assembled a multinational team of various industry experts while also identifying a unique market sector for mid-size U.S. firms seeking to enter new and emerging markets.

Began his business career working as an Associate for Beckett Rogers & Company.

U.S. Foreign Service Officer, conducting risk analysis and geopolitical reporting in Chile, Peru, and Mexico. Established a track record of identifying and managing relationships with local government and private sector officials to obtain the best quality information.

U.S. Marine Corps Officer with four years service in the combat arms, including assignments to the Middle East Rapid Deployment Force and overseas deployments to high threat areas.

Graduate of Rice University with a B.A. in History, where he was student body president. Completed graduate studies in International Trade Theory at the Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile. Speaks native Spanish and English, and fluent French.

Stephen McLaughlin’s Specialties:

Latin America, IT, due diligence and risk/security.

Stephen McLaughlin’s Experience

Manager Partner International

Beckett McLaughlin International

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)

Full-service executive recruiting firm representing a prestigous list of companies. We specialize in locating professionals in accounting, finance, Legal, human resources, information technology, sales & marketing, and engineering.

Since 1983, we have built an impressive network of contacts in the US and overseas that enable us to locate the best qualified professional available for a position. Our research and screening capabilities allow us to pre-select only the most suitable canidates for our clients, saving the client time and money.
Associate

Koios Associates LLC

(Privately Held; International Trade and Development industry)

July 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 1 month)

Responsible for emerging market risk analysis in Latin America
Owner

BA Consulting Group

(Management Consulting industry)

2007 — July 2009 (2 years )

BA Consulting Group advises a major financial house on private equity, venture capital and hedge fund investments.
President

Global Market Insights

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

2002 — 2007 (5 years )

A consultancy in the IT, finance and manufacturing fields, was sold in 2007 after several profitable years.
Foreign Service Officer

Department of State

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Public Policy industry)

1990 — 2002 (12 years )

Economic and trade analyst in Latin America and Washington
Officer

United States Marine Corps

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

1986 — 1990 (4 years )

Artillery and staff officer with the 1st Marine Division.

Stephen McLaughlin’s Education

Universidad Mayor

Post graduate studies , International Econonmics Certificate , 1995 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

Focus on international trade theory taught in Spanish
Rice University

B.A. , History , 1982 — 1986

Activities and Societies:

President College Student Body, NROTC, Journalist at student newspaper
Greengates School