About
Finance executive and AI systems builder.
I'm Luis Puentes — a finance executive who builds the AI systems that power modern finance operations. 15+ years leading FP&A across PE-backed aviation, M&A, and multi-entity healthcare. Today I design AI-augmented finance infrastructure — forecasting, reporting, and data systems that tell leadership what's coming, not what already happened.
I don't just advise — I build. Custom software (React, Supabase, Power BI), automated pipelines, and AI-assisted reporting that eliminates the monthly grind. Consulting engagements run through Gryphon AI Partners.
Luis has mastered the art of turning data into decisions — he bridges finance and strategy with uncommon clarity.
Pedro Motta — EVP & CFO, Silver Airways
Read the full letterThe Work
Three disciplines. One operating system.
Pillar I
FP&A Excellence
15+ years leading FP&A across PE-backed aviation, M&A, and multi-entity healthcare operations. I built forecasting systems, managed board-level reporting, and ran finance functions that moved at the speed of the business — not the speed of the spreadsheet.
Pillar II
AI-Driven Innovation
I don't just advise on AI — I build with it. At Harvest Medical Systems I designed and built an AI-augmented finance and accounting infrastructure from scratch: multi-entity data model, automated close and reporting, AI-assisted board commentary. I write React, work with Supabase, and ship custom software.
Pillar III
Transformational Leadership
Promoted twice in under 3 years inside a PE-backed airline in active turnaround. Trusted advisor to CEO, CFO, and COO. Founder of Gryphon AI Partners — bringing institutional-grade finance infrastructure to sponsor-backed companies that can't yet justify a full-time CFO.
Track Record
Results that change how teams operate
Credibility
Proven in High-Stakes Environments
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Promoted twice in under 3 years inside a PE-backed airline under active restructuring.
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Built AI-augmented finance infrastructure at Harvest Medical Systems from the ground up — data model, automated reporting, AI-assisted board commentary.
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Trusted advisor to CEO, CFO, and COO — regularly prepared board-level reporting and capital decisions.
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Builds custom software (React, Supabase, Power BI) — not just advises. Founder of Gryphon AI Partners.
Career
My journey
From operator's finance to PE-backed FP&A leadership — building AI systems and institutional finance infrastructure today.
Finance Executive & AI Systems Builder
Building AI-augmented finance infrastructure at Harvest Medical Systems. Founder of Gryphon AI Partners — institutional finance infrastructure for the sponsor-backed market.
PE-Backed Aviation — FP&A Director
Led forecasting, cost programs, and executive reporting in a turnaround context. Built route profitability models and decision packs for board and investor reporting.
M&A + Enterprise FP&A
Valuations, diligence, and integration planning; budgets and investment models; introduced BI into daily decisioning.
Operator's Finance
Cash management and controls, AP automation, and incentive design to unlock revenue and liquidity.
Working on the operator–sponsor finance gap?
If you're a PE or family office sponsor — or a portfolio company operator — who needs institutional finance infrastructure without a full-time CFO, that's what Gryphon AI Partners does.