, CAIA, has founded Directional Alpha®, LLC, a proprietary trading and alternative investment firm headquartered in Washington DC, focusing on global-macro and event-driven investment strategies.

Fernando serves as Managing Director, bringing on board 16+ years of experience in AI portfolio management, financial engineering, quantitative finance, carbon finance, private equity/venture capital, and alternative asset management. Previously, he was Portfolio Manager and AI Financial Specialist at the World Bank Group. He also worked in quantitative finance, corporate finance, and risk management in Latin America.

A CAIA member since October 2009, Fernando explains, "Earning the CAIA designation has been key during my career in the alternative investment arena. CAIA Association's global approach to strategize and deliver cutting-edge rigorous curriculums in alternative investments, has scaled its positioning as a world class thought leader by raising the bar in the industry. Furthermore, the CAIA designation has enhanced my business acumen with more refined actionable knowledge, which makes CAIA the designation of choice in alternative investments."

Fernando holds an MBA, a Master in Finance, and post-master degrees in Financial Engineering & Quantitative Finance from Harvard University, Columbia University, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Universidad de Buenos Aires, and Johns Hopkins University. He also holds the designation of Contador Público Nacional from CPCECABA in Argentina.