Alvaro Velasquez

Vice President
Alvaro Velasquez
HOME BASE
Chicago
BEFORE ACCORDION
  • Northgate Capital

  • Everis (now NTT Data)

  • MPowered Capital (MBA Internship)

  • Acon Investments (MBA Internship)

ALMA MATER
  • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, M.B.A. with Concentrations in Finance, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship

  • Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte, B.S. Industrial Engineering

HOME BASE
Chicago
BEFORE ACCORDION
  • Northgate Capital

  • Everis (now NTT Data)

  • MPowered Capital (MBA Internship)

  • Acon Investments (MBA Internship)

ALMA MATER
  • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, M.B.A. with Concentrations in Finance, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship

  • Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte, B.S. Industrial Engineering

Alvaro is a Vice President within Accordion’s Turnaround & Restructuring practice with more than five years of professional experience, combining investment expertise in private credit with a solid background in consulting.

Prior to joining Accordion, Alvaro completed an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, concentrating in Finance, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship. During his MBA studies, he interned at Acon Investments and MPowered Capital, gaining insights into growth equity, buyout, co-investments, and general partner investing strategies.

Before business school, Alvaro was an Investment Associate at Northgate Capital’s Private Credit Fund, where he analyzed investments in middle-market companies in Mexico. Additionally, he monitored the financial and operational performance of portfolio companies across various industries, including education, food and beverage, pharma, manufacturing, and B2B services. His transaction experience includes executing six new investments—representing approximately 30% of the fund’s committed capital—and playing an active role in two restructuring processes.

Alvaro began his professional journey as a Business Analyst at Everis (now NTT Data), where he worked on consulting projects with major financial institutions, such as leading banks, insurance companies, and pension funds. His projects involved strategic transformations, customer and employee experience improvements, and change management.

Alvaro holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Anahuac. As part of his undergraduate education, he also completed a semester abroad at Karlshochschule International University in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Something you should know
  • Started playing pickleball this year due to the lack of Padel courts in Chicago
  • 5x Marathon finisher, including Chicago Marathons in 2017 and 2023
  • Has a sweet tooth; rarely says no to gelato
  • Loves sports but recently only follows Formula 1
    Noteworthy
    • Interviewing Admissions Fellow at Chicago Booth
    • Moderated a panel at Chicago Booth’s Emerging Markets Summit on Private Equity in LatAm
    • LunaCap Foundation Scholar, Class of 2024