BrightHill Capital Advisory

Leadership & track record.

Experience across Wall Street, the IMF and the world’s leading central banks and finance ministries.

Leadership team

The people behind our views.

Decades of experience in global markets, policy institutions and risk management.

President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founding Member

Dr. José M. Barrionuevo, PhD

Dr. Barrionuevo has over 25 years of experience working on Wall Street and in financial international markets. He began his career at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) where he worked on Article IV Consultations of the United States, Canada, Japan, and South Korea. He was a country officer for South Korea and led an IMF Mission at the OECD in Paris.

Dr. Barrionuevo has advised leading institutions around the world, including the US Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Bank of Canada, Bank of Korea, Banco de Mexico, the Central Bank of Brazil, Banco de la Republica Argentina, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, US Treasury Department, Secretaria de Hacienda y Crédito Publico de México, Ministerio da Fazenda Brazil, Ministry of Finance of Greece, Argentina, Colombia and Peru, International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

In addition, Dr. Barrionuevo has served on the boards and risk management committees of leading corporations in the United States and Latin America, including JP Morgan Chase, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, and InterNational Bank, among others. Dr. Barrionuevo holds a PhD in Economics from The University of Chicago.

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Ignacio Granda

Ignacio has over 20 years of experience in the financial global markets. Mr. Granda was Head of the Treasury Department at Banco Hipotecario Nacional, Panama (1999-00) and Director of Finance at AMPYME, Panama (2002-04). He was a Risk Controller at Morgan Stanley (2005-06) and Senior Trader at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, New York (2006-14).

Current focus

Financial Valuation of AI: Industry & Companies.

Our leadership team now applies the frameworks behind our financial sustainability work to valuing the AI industry and AI companies.

Advisory group

Policy makers and leading economists.

Our Advisory Group includes some of the top policy makers, macro economists, and Central Bank Governors around the world.

  • Arminio FragaJP Morgan (Founder of Gavea Investments) · Brazil
  • Augusto de la TorreColumbia University (Former Director of Financial Institutions at The World Bank Group) · US
  • Yuske HoriguchiInternational Monetary Fund (Former Director) · US
  • S. RamanchandranThe World Bank (Former Director) · US and India
  • Dr. Riordan RoettJohns Hopkins (Chair Latam Political Sciences) · US
  • Carlos SalazarConsejo Coordinador Empresarial (President) · Mexico
  • José ScheinkmanPrinceton University (Director) · US and Brazil
  • Anoop SinghInternational Monetary Fund (Former Director) · US
Public recognition

Trusted voices in financial media.

Our team members collaborate regularly with prestigious specialized media, across networks and print & digital, and are considered public opinion leaders, trend setters and reliable sources in the financial industry.

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