Elizabeth Garza-Guidara is a globally recognized strategy and operations executive with a distinguished record of transforming organizations, strengthening multinational coalitions, and architecting enterprise-wide systems that drive measurable results. With leadership experience spanning the nonprofit, corporate, federal, and international security sectors, she is known for converting complex operational challenges into scalable growth opportunities—most recently through groundbreaking work at the intersection of AI, digital transformation, and humanitarian response.

Elizabeth serves as CEO of Inclusio Consulting, where she leads large-scale transformation initiatives for national governments, technology firms, universities, and federal enterprises. Her visionary work in Jamaica—where she helped turn a historic national disaster challenge into a multi-country, revenue-generating AI platform—established a new global benchmark for climate resilience and crisis readiness. She continues to guide the launch of Jamaica’s national AI disaster system, a first-of-its-kind model designed to help nations around the world prepare for and recover from crises faster, more efficiently, and more equitably.

Known for her ability to lead in high-pressure, politically sensitive, and multicultural environments, Elizabeth excels at aligning diverse stakeholders, building high-performing teams, and designing enterprise architectures that sustain growth. Her expertise includes strategic planning, organizational transformation, AI and digital strategy, international affairs, cross-sector coalition building, change management, and performance optimization. A powerful communicator, she is fluent in Spanish and experienced working directly with ministers, senior executives, ambassadors, and community leaders across the globe.

As a part-time senior U.S. defense and diplomatic strategist, Elizabeth has shaped multinational operations and policy across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. As Chief Strategy Officer (Part-Time) for the Defense Intelligence Agency, she advises Ambassadors, senior defense officials, and heads of state on security priorities and organizational performance. She has led initiatives that granted healthcare, education, and employment access to 1.1 million Afro-Ecuadorians; expanded public engagement channels for 816,000 persons with disabilities; and strengthened intergovernmental partnerships that underpin U.S. national security objectives.

During her tenure with U.S. Southern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force South, Elizabeth transformed multinational collaboration across 20 nations, achieving a 30% increase in productivity and record-setting operational outcomes. She led major countertrafficking operations resulting in billions in disrupted illicit trade and spearheaded long-term institutional changes—from governance frameworks to gender-inclusive talent systems—that improved performance across 550-member organizations and 41-country coalitions.

Elizabeth earned Master’s degrees in Latin American & Caribbean Studies (Summa Cum Laude) and in International Relations & Conflict Resolution (Magna Cum Laude), along with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science/Pre-Law (Magna Cum Laude). She is a professional speaker, Project Management Professional (PMP), an Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR), and is fluent in Spanish.

A trailblazer who operates at the nexus of strategy, operations, technology, and global partnerships, Elizabeth brings a rare combination of geopolitical insight, enterprise leadership, and innovation capability—positioning her as a powerful asset to organizations seeking a transformational Chief Operations Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, or impact-driven executive leader.