He is the Founder and CEO of LatAm Alternatives. Mr Rodriguez has over 19 years of experience in Management, Sales, Marketing and Business Development within the securities industry in the US-LatAm region.

He was Partner and Head of Latin American Prime Brokerage for Merlin Securities (Mid-Tier Prime Broker) and Director of Global Institutional Sales at Trade Station Securities (Monex Group).

Before he worked as Director of Latin America for Terra Nova Trading (now LightSpeed Trading) and in the late 90’s he was the Founder President & CEO of Pristine.com Latin America.

He started his career at The Caracas Stock Exchange and was President & CEO of a mid-Ttier local Broker Dealer. He has been a live TV Economics News Anchor and is well known as the Founder and Former Head of The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) – LatAm Chapter. Mr Rodriguez was elected STA (Security Traders Association) National Board LatAm Advisor.

He lives between Boston and Miami with his 2 children.

Mr. Gandelman is widely acknowledged to be among the most preeminent financial executives in Latin America, as well as a seasoned expert in the global capital markets and trading in Latin America. Currently, Mr. Gandelman is the deputy CEO of Planner corretora de valores , a major broker dealer and wealth management house in Brazil, with arms in NY and Miami.

Previously to this Alan was The SVP of BGC , covering global markets out of Dubai and with a very strong presence in Latin America and its markets and also was Head of Sales at INTL FC Stone Brasil DTVM, a leader in the development of specialized financial services, and also serves on the board of ANCORD, Brazil’s National Association of Broker dealers.

Previously, Mr. Gandelman served as President at ATS Brasil, a joint venture between NYSE and ATG, and served as president at ICAP where he launched ICAP Brazil, which has subsequently become one of ICAP´s largest global revenue center. Earlier, Mr. Gandelman served as managing partner at Ágora, and held senior roles at both Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs.

He was also a member of the Brazil-US Business Council, sat on Bovespa’s Board of Directors, and served as president of the International Affairs Commission.
Mr. Gandelman was also president of the Bovespa Futures Index Chamber and held a similar capacity at BM&FBovespa’s Equities and Equity Derivatives Chamber following the merger.

Mr. Abbo joined LatAm Alternatives in 2011 and has been with the company since the early beginning.

Among all his major achievements we are proud to announce that Mr. Abbo is The former CHAIRMAN and Director and CHAIRMAN of Panama’s Sovereign Wealth Fund (2012-2020)

He has authored numerous articles about the financial markets and the Global economy. He has researched and written for such well-recognized publications as The Economist Intelligence Unit and América Economía.
In 2000 Mr. Abbo published “Divisando Wall Street Desde el Sur de América” (a comprehensive guide for the Spanish-speaking community that explains the workings of the stock market).

He also wrote a second book called: “The Big Gamble Are You Investing or Speculating” (which teaches investors how to differentiate investments from speculation and gambling).

He makes regular guest appearances on various radio and television programs and has served as an expert witness in financial trials and forensic cases.
He was Managing Director Corporate Finance at SFC Investment Panama and before he was Vice President International Capital Markets at Credit Suisse Panamá.

Mr. Abbo holds a degree in Professional Management from Nova University and has served as an MBA tutor for Tecnológico de Monterrey/ Thunderbird University Panama-based Global MBA programs.
He is married with 4 children.