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The Welch Foundation hires Claudia Esquivel as CFO

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Jul

06

2026

Sudduth Search is delighted to share news of its latest placement of Claudia Esquivel as Chief Financial Officer at The Welch Foundation, a Houston-based private foundation dedicated to advancing chemistry research in Texas that improves lives.

Claudia brings over 30 years of finance and operations leadership across corporate, family office, and private equity environments. She has served as CFO of Sirius Education Solutions and GTG Capital and has held senior finance roles at The Friedkin Group, Dell Technologies, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

“Claudia is exactly the kind of leader The Welch Foundation needed; her background spanning corporate finance, family office, and foundation environments made her a rare and compelling fit for this role.” reflected Jen Sudduth, Managing Partner at Sudduth Search.

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