OUR TEAM

<p><span><span>James Giraldo joined Octogone Group as a partner in 2014 and is currently based in Miami.</span></span></p>

<p><span><span>He started his career at Chase Asset Management in New York as a portfolio manager and a member of the investment policy committee for institutional and private banking clients. He was sent to Switzerland and became the Senior Investment Officer for Latin America and Southern Europe as well as running US Dollar strategy. After that he joined the investment boutique Guyerzeller Bank with USD 31 Billion under management as head of Latin America and in charge of building their institutional and asset management business in the region. When Guyerzeller Bank was acquired by HSBC he was made Business Sector head and Managing Director for the Southern Cone for HSBC in Latin America. </span></span></p>

<p><span><span>James is currently taking courses in Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing at Harvard University. He is a passionate student of the global economy, markets and their relevance to the design of investment strategies. </span></span></p>

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<p><span><span>University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Bachelor of arts and science in international Economics and Finance</span></span></p>

<p><span><span>University of Urbino, Italy – Italian Literature</span></span></p>

<p><span><span>INSEAD, <span lang="EN-US"><span>Fontainebleau</span></span> – Management Development Program</span></span></p>

<p>Jean-Marc joined Octogone in September 2013 as Managing Director. Prior to that, he spent five years as a member of the Executive Committee of the Banque de Dépôts et de Gestion, a subsidiary of the UBI Banca di Banche Italiane Group, where he held various leadership roles, particularly finance and relations with regulators. He previously worked as manager of a Family Office in Geneva, after spending six years with Schindler and several years at KPMG in Geneva and Zurich.</p>

<p>Jean-Marc holds a Master of Science (MSc) from the University of Lausanne (Faculty of Hautes Etudes Commerciales) and a Bachelor of Law in Swiss Law (Blaw).</p>

<p>Mikkel worked as a currency dealer and proprietary trader from 1993-2001 for Credit Suisse and CS First Boston in New York. He has been with Octogone since 2001, first as an advisor on currency hedging strategies and later managing internally seeded funds. He opened the Miami office in 2016 and brings 25 years of experience successfully managing risk and delivering consistent returns for private clients. Licensed Series 65.</p>

<p>Mikkel is a Graduate of Yale University (BA) and Boston University (MA).</p>

<p><span><span>Jose Ignacio&nbsp; joined Octogone as a Senior Wealth Manager.</span></span></p>

<p><span><span>Prior to that, he spent two years at Goleta Fund, a Luxembourg Sicav Fund as Head of Business development. </span></span></p>

<p><span><span>Previously, he spent 5 years working at&nbsp; Highmount Capital &nbsp;&nbsp;(New York)&nbsp; &nbsp;and &nbsp;JP Morgan (New York) in the International Private Banking sector covering high and ultra-high net worth private clients.</span></span></p>

<p><span><span>He started his career in Ixe- Banorte Grupo Financiero in Mexico City.</span></span></p>

<p><span><span>Jose Ignacio holds a Bachelor degree in Economics at Universidad Anahuac, Mexico City </span></span></p>

<p>Gabriela worked in private banking (Citibank) and money transfer (Intermex) as a department head. She is currently responsible for all client due diligence and onboarding, as well as all regulatory and compliance matters and liaison with custodians and clientele for reporting, documentation and KYC.</p>

<p>Gabriela is a Graduate of Florida International University (BS, MS Finance) and licensed Series 65.</p>