CEO
Director
Head of Sales & Trading
Strategy & Operation Advisor
Financial Structuring Advisor
CEO
Carlos Escobar is the Founder and CEO of Blackstreet Management, a global multi-family office that offers diverse investment strategies throughout Latin America and abroad. In addition to being a CEO, Carlos is a member of various boards in Chile.
Before establishing Blackstreet, Carlos served as Director and Head of Trading, Derivatives, and Sales at Scotiabank Chile Global Capital Markets for 10 years. Additionally, he served as Chairman of Scotiabank’s Stock Brokerage House. Previously, he held a variety of positions in Capital Markets at BCI and Santander Bank for 15 years. Mr. Escobar was for more than 20 years a professor in the Master programs at several Chilean universities, including Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Universidad Los Andes, and Universidad Finis Terrae.
Carlos earned a Financial Management Doctorate with a major in Derivatives and a Master of Science, both from IE Business School.
He also received an MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Universidad Central.
Director
Juan José Pellegrini Vial has a recognized and vast experience advising public and private companies in Chile and abroad. He is specialized in international trade law, commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and capital markets.
Mr. Pellegrini has served as director and head of corporate affairs of various companies, including listed and public corporations, foundations and a bi-national chamber of commerce. Additionally, he is a director of Blackstreet Management.
Mr. Pellegrini earned a J.D. at the University of Chile and a Master of Law at the University of Sussex. Mr. Pellegrini also is a member of the Chilean Bar Association.
Head of Sales & Trading
Josefina currently leads the commercial team of Blackstreet Management Chile, overseeing and analyzing trading of currencies, derivatives and global investments. Previously she worked at the Sales Desk of Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets. Additionally, she worked as trader of currencies and financial derivatives in different stockbrokerages in the Chilean market.
Ms. Chanampa is a professor of the Chairs of International Economics and Finance at the School of Accountants and Auditors of Santiago and participated in several conferences as an economist speaker in the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, among other places.
Josefina specialized in Portfolio Management and Financial Options at the National Technological University of Buenos Aires.
Josefina studied Economic and Legal Sciences in Argentina and holds a Financial Investment Management degree at the Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile.
Strategy & Operation advisor
Carolina has an outstanding record of accomplishments in multinational companies in markets such as finance, services and air transportation. Carolina has strong knowledge of compliance and quality standards with more than 25 years of experience in training, administration and successful reengineering of business departments and companies.
Carolina works as an advisor in Blackstreet Management, in matters related to strategic and operational advisories. Previously, Carolina served as Operations Manager and Management Control Manager at AIG. She served as Director responsible for setting up the Call Center Air France for Latin America, and held different positions in the financial industry, with companies such as Citicorp Stockbrokers and Patagon.com, among others.
Carolina received an MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez; she also earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Universidad Diego Portales.
Financial Structuring Advisor
Jorge is a Business Administration professional with more than 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has experience in the fields of financial business, commercial management and valuation of companies, among other. As Deputy Finance Manager, he has successfully participated in liability restructuring negotiations and has facilitated improvements in the company’s financial position.
He has served as Deputy Finance Manager of different companies and as Investment Advisor of Banco Estado, in addition to Sura Insurance Company. He is an assistant professor at the Master of Finance at the Adolfo Ibáñez University, Andrés Bello and Finis Terrae.
He holds a Master’s degree in financial management from the Adolfo Ibáñez University; he also holds a degree in Finance from the University of Chile.