Experience

Hillel Rio

• Brazil
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Director

  • Jan 2002 - Present

  Hillel Rio was established to address the educational, professional, cultural, and social needs of Rio de Janeiro's underserved young Jewish adult population and the wider community. As a founding director I have been deeply involved since the beginning. Our programming engages over 60% of our target demographic on an annual basis, reaching more than 2500 young adults per year.I Instituted best BOD norms and practices for fundraising responsibilities, programming oversight,and board interactions with staff.I nurtured and developed Hillel Rio’s social justice initiatives, producing over 500 community volunteers serving thousands of at-risk citizens throughout Rio de Janeiro.



Hillel International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Governor, International Board of Governors

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2020

  Hillel is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, serving over 130,000 young adults per year on more than 550 campuses and in college communities throughout the world. I began my relationship with Hillel with the goal of bringing high-quality programming to historically underserved young Jewish adults of Brazil and through them to the community at-large.• I provide counsel to the International Board of Directors and regional directors on high-level strategy for Latin America.



Hillel International

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Founding President, Hillel Latin America

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

  I created an umbrella organization for local lay-leaders to allocate funds, establish international programming initiatives, maintain regular cross-border dialogue, and harmonize best board practices between the Hillel affiliates in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. I created an umbrella organization for local lay-leaders to allocate funds, establish international programming initiatives, maintain regular cross-border dialogue, and harmonize best board practices between the Hillel affiliates in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.



Enron

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Southern Cone Trading and Risk Management

  • Apr 2000 - Jan 2002

  • Built South American energy trading operation from ground up, generating ≈ $25mm MTM income.• Supervised team of 10 responsible for developing the trading and merchant operations around Enron’s $3 billion portfolio of Brazilian power plants, pipelines, and distribution companies• Designed price-curve and volatility-curve methodologies, deal-capture, position management and risk reporting systems for Brazilian and Argentine gas and power.• Key member of team that developed first merchant power plant in Brazil. Provided forward pricing guidance and market-risk assessments to project developers.

• Global Finance Manager

  • May 1999 - Apr 2000

  • Closed approximately $3 billion in structured transactions.• Co-led complex structured monetization of $300 million of natural gas reserves using commodity derivatives and physical delivery insurance overwrap.• Designed methodology to hedge market and commodity risk of $2 billion merchant asset portfolio at request of corporation President.

• Oil Trader

  • Sep 1997 - May 1999

  • Head Crude-oil volatility trader and market-maker. • Generated ≈$2 million/month trading profits.• Made markets for options, swaptions, futures, swaps, spread-options, average-price instruments, baskets, cracks, financial-to-physical swaps, and other exotics.• Specialized in option expiration plays.



B&R Partners

• President and co-founder

  • Jan 1993 - Aug 1997

  • Created consultancy to capitalize on opening of diplomatic and trade relations between the United States and Vietnam after the collapse of the Soviet Union• Provided British Petroleum with timely and accurate information on policy and strategy for bidding on Vietnamese offshore oil production sharing agreements.• Advised Goldman Sachs regarding scope and limitations of available local mechanisms for credit backstops of Vietnamese power production agreements.• Facilitated the retention of Covington & Burling by the government of Vietnam to advise on maritime boundary dispute with China in South China Sea.



Chicago Mercantile Exchange

• Proprietary Floor Trader and Member

  • Oct 1987 - Dec 1992