Francisco Velasco

Francisco Velasco, CFA has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Francisco is currently working at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. as an EM fixed income desk analyst, starting in December 2022. Prior to this, they held various roles at Grupo Mariva including Latam sales and trading, fixed income strategist, and Head of research. In these positions, they covered Argentina fixed income sovereign, provincial and corporate credit and was responsible for the bank's research global strategy and publications menu. Francisco also had fluent contact with global and domestic clients. Before joining Grupo Mariva, Francisco worked at Exotix Capital as the Head of non-financials Credit Research, where they specialized in troubled and distressed credit. Francisco also served as an Investment Banking Associate Director, focusing on emerging markets energy and providing strategic financial advisory services. Additionally, they worked as a Research Associate Director, specializing in Latin America fixed income sell-side research. Francisco started their career at Dimaio Ahmad Capital as an Associate, where they covered EM ex-China investments in a US Hedge Fund. Their analysis included investments in sovereign bonds, credit, equities, FX, interest rate swaps, and private financing. Prior to this, they worked at Accenture as a Financial Analyst, responsible for financial control of consulting and outsourcing projects in the US and Canada. Overall, Francisco Velasco brings a depth of experience and expertise in fixed income, credit research, emerging markets, and financial analysis.

Francisco Velasco, CFA, earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires, completing their studies from 1999 to 2003. Francisco further pursued their education at the CFA Institute from 2009 to 2011. Francisco also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification from the same institution.