JAVIER TEJADA CHAIRMAN: HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY. HE IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF UNITED CAPITAL PUESTO DE BOLSA, S.A., A LEADING BROKER-DEALER IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HE IS ALSO A FOUNDER and Board Member IN ALTIO CAPITAL (AN ASSET MANAGEMENT FIRM with operations in New York and THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC);; CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF NEXGEN CAPITAL (A PRIVATE CAPITAL ENTITY DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANEGEMENT OF ASSETS IN THE POWER, INFRASTRUCTURE AND Real State SECTORS of the DR); PARTNER AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF CENTRO FINANCIERO CRECER A LEADING INSURANCE AND PENSION FUND MANAGEMENT FIRM IN THE DR.
Santiago Navio Executive chairman has over 20 years of experience in fixed income, commodities and equities in the European and Latam markets. Since 2014 Santiago serves as Head Trader for United Capital, a Dominican Republic broker dealer, where he oversees a portfolio of corporate and sovereign debt in Emerging and Frontier markets. Santiago is also a portfolio manager for several private Latam clients. As the Executive Chairman for Gamma, Santiago provides leadership, vision and practical knowledge to the Board of Gamma International Bank and its subsidiaries.
Santiago has a bachelor’s degree in Business with a concentration in International management from the University of Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and a Master’s degree in Derivatives and Financial Markets from the U.N.E.D University in Madrid (Spain).
Pelayo Troncoso Acebal, CFA CEO is an Investment management professional with over 10 years of experience in Portfolio Management. Pelayo serves as the current portfolio manager for several private clients in the Dominican Republic. He is also an active member of the board of directors for Parval Puesto de Bolsa, a Dominican Republic broker dealer and Bunker, a documents management company. In 2015 Pelayo served as co-portfolio manager in Credit Andorra Financial Group for institutional and high net worth clients. Pelayo holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute and is also a General Securities Representative (Series 7) and a Registered Investment Advisor Representative (Series 66).
Pelayo has a Bachelor's Degree in Business with a concentration in Finance and Economics from Boston College in the US.
Jordan Rothenberg EVP's responsibility is driving Gamma’s asset growth, product, service, and client development strategies as we aim to reinforce our customized, white-glove, client-focused approach that directly aligns with Clients’ universal needs for customized portfolio solutions.
Jordan joined Gamma International Bank in 2023 from PNC Bank’s Asset Management Group.
In 2010, Jordan was headhunted by PNC Bank to work on the growth of their investment division, in the Northeast Region, where he served as a senior strategy and business development officer of its $170 billion-dollar institutional asset management business. Jordan is a tenured executive with a background in futures trading, investment management and strategic business development.
Jordan’s career began, in 1990, as a member of the New York Mercantile Exchange where he specialized as an independent market maker for all energy related derivatives. Jordan transitioned from the floor-trading pit arena to a senior leadership role with an advisor, Trilogy Capital Management. As Managing Director, Jordan oversaw the growing half a billion-dollar portfolio, by utilizing the future markets to develop algorithm generated investment solutions, for the pension, foundation, and endowment community. Jordan broadened his responsibilities when he designed, mapped, and implemented an automated trading platform for Trilogy Market Technology Group. As Y2K began to take center-stage, Jordan joined Business Development LLC, a division of the Wolfson Group LLP, with the objective of leveraging a family venture capital pool and other investment-oriented funds to drive growth and revenue that would also set up our exit strategies for a multitude of technology platforms within various global industry sectors.
Jordan has a bachelo’s degree in political science from Touro University and is a General Securities Representative (Series 7,66).
Douglas Roman, CFA, CMT, CIO is an Investment specialist with more than 35 years of experience managing assets for private and institutional clients. Prior to joining Gamma, Douglas served as Managing Director and Senior VP of Equity Management for PNC Capital Advisors, the asset management division of PNC Bank, the seventh largest bank in the United States by assets. At PNC, Doug developed the investment policy and process for the PNC Advantage Portfolios growing the product from $20 million to $7.5 billion of assets under management. Under his management, PNC's Large Cap Growth portfolio reached #1 and #2, respectively, as the best equity fund in the “growth” category on the Wall Street Journal's “Winner's Circles Contest” list. Doug has held the positions of Chief Investment Officer for Millennium Advisors, Investment Analyst for The Vanguard Group, and Director of Research for Rittenhouse Financial Services.
David Galarza-SOsa CCO and Country Manager PR. Licensed attorney in Puerto Rico with over 19 years of legal and compliance regulation experience. David began his career in 2004 as a Securities Examiner for the Commissioner of Financial Institutions in Puerto Rico. Two years later, Mr. Galarza-Sosa transitioned to the private sector, where he held several supervisory positions at the most reputable securities broker-dealers in Puerto Rico, among them, Popular Securities (2006-2011), Santander Securities (2011-2016) and Citi International Financial Services (2017-2022). In 2016, David served as Chief Compliance Officer for ATON Financial, a newly formed RIA.
David holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business with a concentration in Finance from the University of Puerto Rico and a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
