Sebastian Avila

Sebastian Avila is the Co-Founder of Novatech since February 2020. Prior to that, they worked at Goldman Sachs as an Investment Banking Associate from August 2021 to January 2022, an Investment Banking Analyst from September 2020 to August 2021, and another Investment Banking Analyst from July 2019 to September 2020. Sebastian also had summer analyst roles at Goldman Sachs in 2018 and 2017, and at Citi in 2016 and 2015. Sebastian began their career as a Commercial Banking Summer Analyst at Banco Davivienda in 2014.

Sebastian Avila's education history includes studying at the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary's University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a focus on Corporate Finance and Risk Management. However, the specific start and end years for this program are not provided. Additionally, Sebastian attended Escuela Americana, although no degree or field of study is mentioned for this institution.

In terms of additional certifications, Sebastian has obtained various qualifications. Sebastian received certifications in Securities and UK Financial Regulation from The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI) in September 2020. Furthermore, they obtained the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) certification from FINRA in August 2019, along with Series 63 and Series 79 certifications. Prior to these, Sebastian became a Certified Tax Preparer through TaxWise Inc. in January 2016. Sebastian also obtained IRS Certified status from the Internal Revenue Service in the same month. Lastly, Sebastian became Bloomberg Certified through Bloomberg LP in September 2015.

Overall, Sebastian Avila has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a focus in Corporate Finance and Risk Management from the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary's University. Sebastian has also acquired various certifications related to securities, financial regulation, tax preparation, and Bloomberg utilization.