The Levanto Practice.

Every Levanto professional is admitted to the firm through a rigorous selection process. By the time someone is deployed to your engagement, they’ve been selected, certified, and validated against US finance standards.

The Levanto Talent Pipeline.


Levanto maintains an active pipeline of pre-vetted finance candidates across Latin America — selected through our four-stage admission process and ready for engagement match. When you sign an engagement, we match a candidate from the pipeline to your stack, complete any client-specific certifications, and deploy.

Pre-vetted means four stages: application review, cognitive and behavioral assessment, technical interview in English, and a live finance simulation graded against US benchmarks. Most candidates don’t make it through. The ones who do are the only ones who reach your engagement.

No idle bench. No recruiting cycle. No 90-day wait. 30 days from engagement signed to first owned deliverable.

Founding Partners

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Andre Bueno

Founding Partner & Co-CEO

Currently advises: FranklinCovey Brasil • Gifted Music School • Employer-Funded Financial Aid (EFFA)

Andre has spent his career inside the work most finance teams only read about — running M&A at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he led more than $20 billion in global transactions, advising hundreds of US clients across financial services, holding companies, and enterprise portfolios, and training the finance teams that had to live with the outcomes once the deal closed. A São Paulo native who has spent his professional life serving US companies, Andre brings the bridge Levanto is built on: he knows what US CFOs need because he has sat across from them for years, and he knows the LATAM finance talent pool because it is where he comes from.

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Bryson Lord

Founding Partner

Currently advises: Bear Lake Watch

Bryson built a finance practice from the ground up. As a Principal at Ryan for more than a decade, he has led valuation and strategic CFO engagements for hundreds of US clients ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 50 enterprises, across IT, financial services, life sciences, consumer products, and beyond. The work has been the practical side of finance leadership — building the models, the reporting cadence, and the operating discipline that growing companies need to make defensible decisions, and training the finance teams that have to carry it forward. Two years living and working in Argentina gave Bryson a working understanding of LATAM finance talent that few US senior advisors ever develop.

Four stages. One standard.

Levanto is transparent about how the path works. There are no surprises. You will always know what stage you’re in, what’s expected of you, and what’s funded by the firm. A real Levanto team member reads every application within 5 business days.

Application (5 minutes)

Candidates submit a streamlined application — name, email, LinkedIn, and resume. We review and route to the right seniority track. Most candidates hear back within 5 business days. No automated rejections.

Skills Assessment

A structured assessment of cognitive ability, business English, and finance skills calibrated to the candidate’s seniority track. Every test is scored against US professional benchmarks.

Technical Interview in English (60 minutes)

60-minute video interview in English with a senior Levanto team member. Finance and accounting depth, communication fluency, and ability to explain complex ideas clearly under pressure.

Live Finance Simulation

Real-world finance exercise calibrated to the target role — month-end close, budget vs. actual variance, or 13-week cash flow forecast. Graded against US finance benchmarks. At this stage, candidates also provide standard documentation for background processing. Candidates who pass enter the Levanto Talent Pipeline and become eligible for engagement match.

Background Verification

Before admission to any client engagement, every Levanto professional clears a comprehensive background verification: identity, employment history, professional credentials, and clean record check. The work touches your books, your reporting, and your investor relationships — the trust standard has to be absolute.

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professionals and candidates across LATAM

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