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.
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, USI Insurance Services of Florida, Inc.
Nicholas Ferber, MFF President, Managing Partner, Sanford Barrows Group, LLC
Ian McCluskey, MFF Director, Founder & Principal, Thought Leadership International
James Varnadoe, MFF Director, Managing Director, KBR Equity Fund
Louis-Albert Jolivert, MFF Director, Senior Director, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Lance P. Ross, MFF Director, Director of Investments, Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Hank Klein, MFF Vice-Chairman, Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Inc.
Raul G. Valdes-Fauli, MFF Director, President & CEO, Professional Bank
Jerry Haar, Ph.D., MFF Director, Associate Dean International Programs, FIU College of Business Administration
Jake Ives, MFF Director, Business Development Manager with Bloomberg
Kevin Henry, MFF Director, Vice President of Business Development and Investment Banking with Noble Financial Capital Markets
MFF Advisory Board Members
Greg Baty, Vice President, Florida Growth Fund, Hamilton Lane
Melissa Krinzman, Managing Director, Venture Architects LLC
Barry Steiner, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Ladenburg Thalmann
MFF Executive Director
Elena Djakonova, Executive Director, Miami Finance Forum
