Francisco Faraco is a New York City financial executive, who delivers wealth management solutions. Active with the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA), he passed the National Commodities Futures Examination (NFA Series 3) and the General Securities Representative Qualification Examination (FINRA Series 7) exams. Francisco Faraco attended graduate school at the University of Chicago and maintains a strong professional commitment to that institution. He provides career advice and mentorship services to graduate students in the Master of Science in Financial Mathematics under the Industry Professionals In-Residence (IPR) program. In this role, he delivers real world-informed guidance covering students’ professional development aspirations and concerns.
Mr. Faraco is also active with the University of Chicago’s Physical Sciences Division’s Executive Advisory Council. He earned his undergraduate degree at Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela, where he authored his thesis on "Empirical Analysis between the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) in the Caracas Stock Exchange during the years 1993 through 1998.” He also studied at the American University in Washington DC, earning his Master in Economics with concentration in Financial Economics and Economic Development Policies.