Changes in BlackRock’s private markets area in LatAm. The firm has promoted Alberto Fuentes as the new Head of Private Markets Business Development Team. Until now, Fuentes held the position of Director of Alternatives for LatAm, thus assuming new responsibilities focused on developing the firm’s business in this region.
“I am pleased to share that I have taken on a new role at BlackRock as Head of Private Markets Business Development for LatAm. After leading capital raising campaigns for BlackRock in Mexico for 8 years, and more recently supporting Chile in collaboration with our sales teams, I have expanded my responsibilities to support the region as a whole. It will be an honor to continue collaborating with our GIP and HPS teams, supporting their capital raising priorities across the region,” Fuentes stated on his LinkedIn profile.
Fuentes joined BlackRock in 2018 as Associate Institutional Sales in Mexico. Since then, he has developed his professional career at the firm, holding different positions of responsibility, including Vice President – Alternative Specialists and, more recently, Director of Alternatives for LatAm. Before joining BlackRock, he began his career at the firm Pensionissste, where he was a member of the Asset Allocation team. Fuentes holds a degree in Finance from Montana State University-Bozeman and a master’s degree in Banking and Finance from Stockholm University.