Santiago Villa

Santiago Villa is a seasoned finance professional currently serving as Vice President at I Squared Capital since March 2021, specializing in private equity. Previous experience includes Vice President of Investment Banking at Credit Suisse, focusing on leveraged finance origination and restructuring, as well as roles as Senior Associate and Investment Banking Associate in the same field. Santiago began a career in investment banking at Nomura, progressing from Investment Banking Summer Associate to Investment Banking Associate, concentrating on acquisition and leveraged finance. Prior engineering roles include Project Engineer Manager at Doppelmayr Cable Car in Venezuela and Construction Engineer Supervisor at Constructora Norberto Odebrecht S.A. Santiago holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a Bachelor of Engineering in Production Engineering from Universidad Metropolitana in Venezuela.