Martin Burt

Martin Burt
Burt in 2018
Mayor of Asunción
In office
17 December 1996 – 17 December 2001
Preceded byCarlos Filizzola
Succeeded byEnrique Riera
Personal details
Born
Martín Burt Artaza

(1957-05-21) May 21, 1957 (age 67)
Asunción, Paraguay
Political partyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Spouse
Dorothy Wolf
(m. 1982)
Children4
Alma materUniversity of the Pacific
OccupationCEO, Social Entrepreneur, Mayor
Known forFounder and CEO of Fundación Paraguaya, Mayor of Asuncion, Paraguay

Martín Burt Artaza (born 21 May 1957) is a Paraguayan social entrepreneur, author and politician. He was the former chief of staff to Paraguay's president, known for founding Fundación Paraguaya in 1985, a leading non-profit and micro-finance organization in Paraguay, and creator of the Poverty Stoplight, a poverty measurement tool and coaching methodology.