Financial Industry professional with over 15 years’ experience in credit and operational turnarounds. Began his professional career as a Financial Analyst in the island’s largest commercial bank and shortly afterwards, directly managed a distressed credit portfolio, specializing in complex credit transactions, mainly commercial real estate backed loans. Later served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (GDB), overseeing the design and execution of the institution’s orderly wind-down and negotiations of its municipal debt restructuring. Concurrently, Mr. Santiago also held various senior positions in other government instrumentalities, including Deputy Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (AAFAF).

Currently, Mr. Santiago serves as Managing Member of Ad Astra Solutions and Member of Preferred Capital Private Equity Fund. Favorite Hobbies are Cooking and Spending time with family.