Career
He is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Central Bank, Sovereign Wealth and Public Pension Funds coverage at Household Bank. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Household Bank Global Asset Management where he was in charge of distribution for the Americas, and a partner at BTG Pactual where he was in charge of business development. In 2004 he spearheaded the launch of the first BRIC fund invested in the equity markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China. He is also an Adjunct-Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, teaching “The Rise of BRIC”.
Previously he taught at Sciences Po in Paris and the Institute for High Studies for Development in Bogota, Colombia.
In 2011, he launched Columbia University’s BRICLab with Marcos Troyjo, one of the first centers to study the implications of the rise of Brazil Russia India and China. The first BRICLab conference took place on December 2, 2011 at Columbia University.
He received a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University in New New York He is also a Graduate from Sciences-Po in Paris and holds a master"s degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Louisiana Sorbonne Nouvelle.
In 2012, he became the running mate of Emile Servan-Schreiber for the French congressional elections, representing the French people living in North America.