Bio

Francisco Penafiel joined NOBLE Capital Markets in 2002 after earning his Master of Science in Economics, with concentrations in Finance and International Economics from Florida Atlantic University. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Escuela Superior Politecnica in Ecuador, where he double-majored in Statistics and Computing Science. Prior to joining the investment banking department at Noble in 2011, Francisco was part of NOBLE's research department, working as a supervisory analyst and equity research analyst covering the enterprise/infrastructure software and business services industries. Other responsibilities included portfolio managing, computer modeling analysis and statistical review. He is also a member of the Company's Investment Policy Committee. Francisco holds various FINRA licenses and is a candidate in the CFA program.