The Miami Finance Forum’s board of directors is comprised of senior business executives from a diverse group of industry sectors. Their expertise and experience level is further enhanced by an extensive network of high-level contacts in the region.
MFF Board Members
Carlos J. Deupi, MFF Chairman, Corporate Attorney, Squire Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP
Jean-Pierre Trouillot, MFF Vice-Chairman and CFO, Partner, KPMG LLP
Michael M. Schmidt, MFF Chairman Emeritus, CIC, CRM, AON Risk Services of Florida, Inc.
Nicholas Ferber, MFF President, Managing Partner, Sanford Barrows Group, LLC
James Varnadoe, Managing Director, KVR Trade Finance
Raul G. Valdes-Fauli, President & CEO, Professional Bank
Jerry Haar, Ph.D., Associate Dean International Programs, FIU College of Business Administration
Gregory M. Santín, Vice President, Credit Risk Officer for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Kevin Henry, ACM Capital Partners, LLC
Amelia Balonek, Investment Management, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Hank Klein, Vice Chairman of Blanca Commercial Real Estate
MFF Advisory Board Members
Greg Baty, Vice President, Florida Growth Fund, Hamilton Lane
Jake Ives, MFF Advisory Board Member, Business Development Manager with Bloomberg
Melissa Krinzman, Managing Director, Venture Architects LLC
Ian McCluskey, Founder & Principal, Thought Leadership International
Alex Sink, Senior Advisor, Hyde Park Capital
MFF Executive Director
Elena Djakonova, Executive Director, Miami Finance Forum
