Beldon Butterfield

Beldon Butterfield came to Mexico in 1962 with Time/Life International. He is a dual national and presently lives in San Miguel de Allende. He is a regular lecturer to newly arrived foreign residents titled: Mexico – History, Legend and Cross Border Culture. He has published two novels in Mexico, The Crystal Bull and The Line/La Línea. He has represented the Financial Times and Business Week for over 20 years. From 1975 to 1985 he published a series of magazines along the west coast of Mexico titled About: About Tijuana (including Ensenada, Loreto and San Felipe). Los Cabos (including La Paz), Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Guadalajara and Acapulco. (For more information: www.beldonbutterfield.com

In the 1980s, as a representative of Business Week, we published four special sections on “production sharing” along the border. As a representative of the magazine, I was also a member of a Mexican think tank in Mexico City known as The Pinnacle Group. During these years in the late 90s, I had the opportunity to meet and listen to many leading Mexican politicians and businessmen.

In conjunction with the editorial staff of the Financial Times we annually publish two FT Reports on Mexico. I have been doing this over the last 20 years. The last report appeared in the March 31st 2010 edition of the FT. In addition I have worked from 1994 to 2008 outsourcing for the Mexican Bank of Foreign Trade (Bancomext). I have also worked as a consultant to the Center of Advanced Studies in Tourism (CESTUR), a division of the Ministry of Tourism.