# Blackshore Strategies — Full Reference

## Overview

Blackshore Strategies is a boutique cross-border advisory firm — a specialized boutique consulting firm — operating at the intersection of energy, governance, capital, infrastructure, procurement, and geopolitical strategy. The firm provides political risk advisory, capital markets advisory, energy infrastructure consulting, government affairs consulting, and market entry strategy consulting to clients navigating complex regulatory and political environments across Central America, MENA, and the United States.

The firm is a Florida-based LLC headquartered in Miami, Florida. It does not maintain offices in Washington, D.C. or San Juan. Every engagement is led at the principal level by Dr. Luis Figueroa, supported by a curated network of senior professionals deployed only when a mandate requires specialized domain expertise.

Blackshore Strategies is an advisory firm — not a lobbying firm. Its value is strategic judgment, discretion, and trusted cross-border execution, rather than political access or introductions.

## Leadership

**Dr. Luis Figueroa** — Founder & Managing Director.

Dr. Figueroa brings nearly two decades of ministerial, sovereign, and C-suite relationships across three continents. Engagements are personally led by Dr. Figueroa; the firm does not operate with junior staff.

### Credentials
- DBA, Paris School of Business (2026)
- Master's in Civil Engineering
- Master's in International Business
- Master's in Space Entrepreneurship
- Vice-Chairman, Republican National Hispanic Assembly (RNHA)
- Presidential campaign media surrogate — 2020 and 2024 cycles
- Former Regional Director for the Governor of Puerto Rico
- Over $100M in federal funding secured for Puerto Rico initiatives
- Published author on LNG markets and energy security
- Bilingual — English and Spanish

For mandates requiring specialized expertise, Dr. Figueroa deploys a curated network of senior practitioners with direct experience in energy markets, government affairs, regulatory navigation, legal compliance, and capital structuring — including the ICLC network of senior counsel across 12 countries.

## Service Model

Blackshore is a principal-led advisory firm. The firm takes a limited number of mandates at any given time, ensuring each client receives strategic judgment, trusted relationships, and senior-level execution support.

The clients who get the most from Blackshore are those who already have the capital or the project — and need a firm with the judgment and relationships to move it forward.

## Capabilities

- Energy and infrastructure advisory (LNG, oil & gas, power, transmission)
- Cross-border capital structuring
- Procurement strategy
- Political risk assessment
- Government affairs and regulatory navigation
- Market access strategy
- Sovereign and institutional advisory

## Focus Regions

- Central America
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
- United States

## Blackshore Intelligence

A subscriber-only intelligence service producing briefings on energy, geopolitics, and capital markets, drawing on the same network and methodology used in client mandates. Selected publications and briefings are public.

## Contact

- Email: Luis@BlackshoreStrategies.com
- Phone: +1-321-287-9109
- Headquarters: Miami, Florida, United States
- Website: https://blackshorestrategies.com
- LinkedIn (firm): https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackshorestrategies/
- LinkedIn (principal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/LuisFigFL
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BlackshoreStrategies