Gabriel F. Freund, CFA, CAIA, Chapter Executive

Gabriel serves as the Senior Portfolio Strategist and Investment Advisor for Welcy Capital Advisors, a Miami based RIA with a Latin American focus.  Prior to that, he was an Investment Specialist for Banco Santander International for almost 10 years, providing advice and trade execution in all asset classes for Latin American clients. He formerly had a similar role with BNP Paribas' Latin America Wealth Management. Before BNP, he was the Senior Portfolio Strategist of Deltec Wealth Management, an RIA out of Palm Beach serving the US ultra high net worth segment.

Karim Aryeh, CAIA, CFA, Chapter Executive

Karim Aryeh is a Director at Deutsche Bank in Miami covering U.S. and Latin American clients. He joined Deutsche Bank in 2019 from Lloyd Crescendo Advisors where he was Chief Investment Office since 2016. Prior to Lloyd Crescendo Advisors, Karim was a Senior Portfolio Advisor and Team Head at Santander Private Bank (2011-2016), and in Investment Specialist at UBS Wealth Management in New York, Geneva and Miami (2002-2011). Karim graduated Cum Laude from Boston College in 2002 with a BA in Philosophy..

Todd Briggs, CPA, CAIA, Chapter Executive

Todd Briggs, CPA is a Partner in the Financial Services Group of RSM. 

Todd specializes in providing consulting and attest services to hedge funds, fund of funds, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, investment advisors, and proprietary trading firms. He also advises these clients on financial reporting, accounting policies, internal controls, including due diligence procedures and compliance matters. 

Daniel Santiago, CAIA, Chapter Executive

CAIA Member since 2012

Daniel (Danny) Santiago is a Director at Harmonic Fund Services, one of the largest independent fund administrators, delivering a range of services and technology to hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds, private banks, pension funds and family offices. Daniel has been with Harmonic since the firm’s inception (2003), and serves as the Head of Business Development in addition to managing multiple engagement teams that provide fund administration, outsourced operations and technology to institutional asset managers.