Gustavo Ustariz

708.621.5610

As Senior Manager for Entrepreneur & Small Business Support, Gustavo collaborates with external partners and stakeholders to design, lead implementation of, manage, and monitor Main Street America’s suite of entrepreneurial support and ecosystem building programs intended to build more resilient business models and local economies.

Gustavo previously served as Program Officer for Neighborhood Services, where he was responsible for supporting, delivering, and expanding the reach of MSA's comprehensive commercial district revitalization technical services to our network of communities and Coordinating Programs across the country, particularly serving our big city programming and Spanish-speaking communities. 

Before joining MSA, Gustavo worked as a tourism planning and development consultant for 17 years, collaborating with NGOs, local governments, entrepreneurs, and organized community groups in assessing, planning, developing, and marketing international tourism destinations. He is fluent in Spanish and holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration in Tourism and Hospitality Management, and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA).