About
Gabriel Robles-Velarde began his career at FONATUR, Mexico's national tourism development agency, as Director of Equity Investments from 1974 to 1978. Those were the founding years of Cancún, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Los Cabos, Loreto and Huatulco, and he is credited with helping originate them.
He went on to advise and develop resorts, marinas and hotels across Mexico, working with the hospitality advisory groups Cushman & Wakefield, CBRE Mexico, Newmark and Colliers. In Sonora he built Marina Real at San Carlos and the Club Med at Bahía San Carlos. Marina Real still operates today.
He served as President of the Asociación de Desarrolladores Turísticos de Baja California (ADETUR), the Tourism Developers Association of Baja California, from 2004 to 2008. Today he is Managing Partner and CEO of Cortez Bay Development Partners, LLC, and CEO of GRMM Hotel Investment Fund LLC. He holds an MBA from the University of Southern California.
Career
- PresentManaging Partner & CEO, Cortez Bay Development Partners, LLCResort and master-planned development, Baja California Sur
- PresentChief Executive Officer, GRMM Hotel Investment Fund LLCHotel investment
- 2004 – 2008President, Asociación de Desarrolladores Turísticos de Baja California (ADETUR)Tourism Developers Association of Baja California
- 2000 – 2007Managing Partner, Baja Resort Advisors & AffiliatesResort development advisory, Baja California
- Later careerCushman & Wakefield, CBRE Mexico, Newmark, ColliersHospitality and resort advisory
- 1974 – 1978Director of Equity Investments, FONATURMexico's national tourism development agency, during the founding of its first planned resort destinations
Destinations
- Cancún
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
- Los Cabos
- Loreto
- Huatulco
- San Carlos, Sonora
- Baja California
Education
MBA, University of Southern California.
Professional inquiries
Contact details are provided on request. Gabriel is also on LinkedIn.