SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Senior Economist and Vice-President with fifteen years of solid experience in varying environments, from an emerging market’s central bank to Wall Street. Expertise in macroeconomics, econometrics, policy-making strategies and global financial markets. Recognized for strong ability to obtain first-hand information from top government policymakers with tact and diplomacy. Proven record of communicating complex economic and financial issues in comprehensible fashion to a wide constituency of stakeholders. Awarded the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals as ranked by Latin Finance magazine. Languages include Spanish (native) and Portuguese (intermediate). Level III in the CFA Program. Multiple appearances in the local and international media to discuss Latin America economic and political developments.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IIF (Washington, DC) 2005 to 2008
Senior Economist in the Latin America Department
• Prepared macroeconomic reports on several Latin American economies for the IIF’s 300+ global bank members, including an analysis of recent economic developments, a rigorous assessment of economic policy management, and analysis of capital markets developments in both equity and fixed income markets with a special emphasis on investment risks.
• Received three awards from Managing Director for exceptional analysis and focused performance.
• Met with top government officials in the ministry of finance and central bank of several Latin economies to conduct country analysis and primary research, resulting in in-depth top-notch reports.
• Maintained and improved large country databases that included national income accounts, balance of payment data and external debt information. Managed qualitative and quantitative inquiries on a regular basis, resulting in client satisfaction and attracting potential new members.
• Advised senior management on political and economic issues regarding the Latin American countries prior to one-on-one meetings with top government officials of the region.
• Exceeded yearly publication quota by one fifth.
IDEAglobal (New York, NY) 2003 to 2004
Senior Economist Consultant for the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Department
• Provided investors with macroeconomic and financial analysis of Latin America’s investment grade countries to assess fixed-income investment opportunities.
• Served as subject matter expert for Bloomberg, CNN en Español, and the local Peruvian media for Latin America economic and political developments.
ABN Amro (New York, NY) 2001 to 2002
Vice President in the Fixed Income Division
• Conducted research on the economic and financial situation of several Latin American economies. Outline investment implications for fixed-income investors. Developed econometric models to analyze key financial issues. Recommended changes to the bond-model portfolio, resulting in better performance.
• Created and delivered several presentations on Latin America to the Council of the Americas & the America’s Society.
• Invited by the Peruvian government to deliver presentations on how international financial markets perceived its economy and its prospects to attract foreign investment.
• Participated in daily investments meetings with fixed-income traders and sales force to assess recent market trends and their investment implications, resulting in a higher trade volume.
• Requested by high profile institutional investors (Mercury Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Fidelity, etc.) to provide individual and tailored analysis in person.
Morgan Stanley (New York, NY) 1993 to 2001
Vice President in the Equity Research Division (since December 1996)
• Interacted with a wide network of equity and fixed-income analysts, foreign exchange traders, investment bankers, as well as portfolio managers providing an analysis on Latin America economic events and their market implications.
• Constructed economic models and research reports with five-year forward estimates of main macroeconomic indicators for major Latin American economies. Predictions included the improvement of the Brazilian economy in 2000 and forthcoming Argentina’s fiscal problems in 2001.
• Member of Morgan Stanley’s Second and Third Runner-Up Economics Teams, as ranked by Institutional Investor magazine for five years.
• Participated as a featured speaker in several Morgan Stanley conferences and others, presenting innovative research ideas, including the Annual MS Latin American Conference for investors and the Council of the Americas in Bogotá, Colombia.
• Published several research articles within just a few days during periods of financial distress, events including the impact of the Russian crisis on Latin America and the Argentine crisis in the early 2000s.
• Praised by the Peruvian and Chilean governments on several pieces of research that were balanced and demonstrated accurate understanding of government policies.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, Boston, MA
Fields of Specialization: Money and Finance, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics.
Master of Arts in Political Economy, Center for Latin American Development Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA
Awarded graduate fellowship, Center for Latin American Development Studies
PUBLICATIONS
• “Brazil: The Public Debt Ratio Stabilizes Ahead,” Current Economics: A Journal of International Economic Research, August 2000.
• “El Perú y los Mercados de Capitales Internacionales,” in Perú: La Economía de Fin de Siglo, Mercados Consultora y Publicaciones S. A., August 1997.
• “Dinámica de Ajuste de los Precios Internos y la Balanza de Pagos,” Estudios Económicos, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Vol. II, No. 1 (1987).
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Familiar with a wide variety of hardware and software, including Adobe Acrobat, APL, Aremos, Bloomberg (Fixed Income Product Certification), Microsoft Office, and Reuters. |
