Luis Alvarado is Managing Partner at Brisa Del Mar Strategies LLC. Luis Alvarado’s entry into the Public Affairs arena in 2008 was a return to his first love in political engagement. Prior to then, Luis had served in multiple capacities as a Risk Management professional. Luis started as a hotel Security officer in West Hollywood in the late 80′ where he rose through the ranks and into a management position. Member of the Southern California Hotel Security Directors Association where he also served as Secretary, Treasure Vice President and ultimately President.
Luis left the hotel industry and served in various Senior Risk Management positions for Companies in the Manufacturing, Sales and for Insurance Product consulting firms prior to re-engaging in the Political fields.
Luis’s extensive experience has helped him serve his clients with finding success in multiple candidate electoral campaigns, issues advocacy campaigns and government navigation management campaigns. His success and expertise have been molded from his commitment to delivering the highest level of fundamental strategies as he brings an additional higher degree of specialty when it comes to communicating with diverse communities, as is the Latino community. He promotes public opinion utilizing all the most advanced media tools available.
Recently Luis has worked in consulting and constructing Radio, TV and digital ads in Local, State, Federal Races and issue advocacy campaigns. Luis is also a co-founder of GROW Elect Political Action Committee that helps Latinos get elected to municipal offices. He is the political Director, and manager to several California Political Action Committees.
Luis is a political expert and frequently seen on CNN, Univision, Telemundo, Politico, NPR and various national, international and Spanish-language media. Luis is also a Co-Founder of several Non-Profit organizations that serve the interests of Latino communities locally and internationally.
A native of Los Angeles, Luis is the eldest of five children of immigrant parents. A product of the public education, he attended West Los Angeles College before transferring to California State University, Los Angeles to study political science. Luis served his country in the US Army Reserve 311 COSCOM. And together with his wife Lupe has volunteered with multiple non-profit and civic organizations.