Jorge Santisteban

Executive Director of Operations

Profile

For over 20 years, Jorge has helped organizations grow and scale by aligning strategy, sales and marketing, operations, finance, and people around clear priorities and disciplined execution. His work spans financial services, media, professional services, technology, and mission-driven organizations — from startups and founder-led companies to global enterprises operating in more than 55 countries, across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

That range has reinforced a consistent view: growth creates complexity, and complexity either slows an organization down or becomes the foundation for stronger performance.

At Grant, Genovese & Baratta, Jorge oversees operations for the Corporate and M&A practice, working across marketing and client intake, personnel, financial management, and the systems behind the client experience.

Experience

Grant, Genovese & Baratta, LLP — Executive Director of Operations · 2026–present
Operations for the Corporate and M&A practice, across intake, personnel, financial management, and technology.

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid — Faculty Member · 2016–present
Undergraduate and graduate teaching in the Business, Economics, and International Studies schools.

Law Firm Mentor — Senior Management Advisor · 2023–2026
Advised law firm founders and partners on financial performance, organizational structure, and firm growth.

Lightbox OOH Video Network — Chief Operating & Financial Officer · 2019–2023
Led finance, treasury, and an operational overhaul for a national digital advertising network.

AB Bernstein — Strategy Consultant · 2019–2022
Advised high- and ultra-high-net-worth families and foundations on cross-border investment strategy.

MFX Solutions — Chief Operating Officer · 2008–2019
Launched and ran an impact-investment hedging fund operating in 55 countries, building the sales, operations, accounting, and HR functions.

Venevisión International — Director of Finance, Treasury & Operations · 2001–2008
Rebuilt the treasury and finance functions for a global Latin entertainment producer and distributor.

GFI Group — Director, LatAm Financial Derivatives · 1998–2001
Launched the firm’s emerging markets FX, fixed income, and structured derivatives desk.

Banca Mifel — Associate Director of Financial Markets · 1992–1998
Launched the bank’s FX and interest rate derivatives desk.