Lori McClure brings to Vianovo extensive public and private sector experience in managing projects, coordinating research activities, and developing and implementing strategic communications programs.

Lori was previously Vice President of CIMA Strategies, an international management consulting firm. She helped the firm expand from its formation to its merger into Vianovo in May 2005.

Earlier in her career, Lori was a key member of the international division of Public Strategies, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based public affairs and communications firm, where she coordinated client, research, and marketing activities, and served as the Austin liaison for the firm's Mexico City office. She also previously served as Assistant Division Director for research and planning at the then-Texas Department of Commerce.

Lori received an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the Institute of Latin American Studies and a master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, both at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Austin College in Sherman, Texas.