Mr. Lopez-Jordan is a manager and co-founding partner of American Regional Center Group (“ARCG”) and is also CEO and founding partner of Patagonia Financial Holdings, a value oriented Private Equity Firm.  After extensively researching the EB-5 industry on behalf of several clients, Mr. Lopez Jordan oversaw Patagonia’s entrance to the EB-5 market with the aim of using his firm’s significant financial structuring and investment experience to fill inefficiencies he found in the marketplace.  Its first Regional Center, Geothermal Regional Center LLC received its USCIS designation on September 8, 2011. After the successful launch of GRP, Mr. Lopez Jordan formed ARCG as a platform to build a larger portfolio of EB-5 Regional Centers.  American Regional Center Group currently manages seven Regional Centers.

Mr. Lopez Jordan has twenty years of senior management experience in asset management, private banking, securities trading and alternative Investments. Prior to founding Patagonia Financial Holdings, Mr. Lopez-Jordan was First Vice President- Senior Investment Management Specialist at Smith Barney Inc. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Lopez- Jordan was a Vice President for the private bank at Banco Santander International Miami, where he provided financial planning assistance and portfolio optimization for clients in multiple jurisdictions. Mr. Lopez-Jordan holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Facolta di Giurisprudenza Universita di Pisa-Italy and another J.D. from Facultad de Derecho de Oviedo-Spain and M.B.A. from Instituto Universitario de la Empresa Universidad de Oviedo-Spain.

Mr. Steed is a manager co-founder of CAERC. Prior to founding CAERC, Mr. Steed co-founded Geothermal Regional Center LLC (GRC). GRC received its regional center designation on September 8, 2011. GRC’s capital investment project which was approved by the USCIS at the same time has successfully raised its targeted funds. Building on these achievements, Mr. Steed is now pursuing designation to fund additional projects in the alternative energy sectors. Mr. Steed is CFO and founding partner of Patagonia Financial Holdings LLC. He has ten years of senior management experience in real estate project structuring, financial analysis and financial modeling. Mr. Steed was the Investments Manager of Fortune International Equity, the financing arm of Fortune International Group, a full-service, fully integrated real estate company with various residential developments and commercial projects in South Florida and Latin America. Within Fortune International Equity, he was part of the group responsible for raising, managing and placing over US$1 billion in debt and over US$250 million in private equity since the year 2001. Mr. Steed holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires-Argentina.

As American Regional Center Group’s in-house counsel, Ms. Lopez coordinates the structure and drafts the legal documents for each ARCG partnership.  Ms. Lopez earned her Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas University School of Law, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude, ranking in the top 5% of the graduating class. Ms. Lopez also holds two bachelor degrees in Political Science and in International Relations from Florida International University.   Prior to her employment at ARCG, Ms. Lopez worked for the Law Offices of Raul R. Lopez, P.A. and DI Law Group, where she developed her legal practice skills.

Mr. Arrigo is the Director of Investments for CAERC. Mr. Arrigo joined CAERC from Glacier Securities LLC of which he was a founding member and was responsible of the company’s geothermal energy business. In this role, Mr. Arrigo was focused on providing specialized corporate finance advisory to geothermal industry clients in the Americas. In this capacity he advised clients on issues ranging from raising capital to project financing and balance sheet restructuring. Prior to forming Glacier, Mr. Arrigo had served as Director at Glitnir Capital Corp., where he oversaw the development of a US$150 million loan portfolio focused on the geothermal industry. Prior to joining Glitnir, Mr. Arrigo was a Vice President in BNP Paribas’ Energy and Utilities Debt Capital Markets group, where he advised clients on a wide range of debt and capital structure related issues and was responsible for the origination of over US$5 billion of debt. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Mr. Arrigo was employed by Citigroup and its predecessor Salomon Brothers. Mr. Arrigo earned a BS in Business Administration, with dual concentrations in Finance and International Management, from Boston University. Mr. Arrigo serves as an Elected Director on the Board of the Geothermal Energy Association, the U.S. trade association supporting the geothermal industry, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences including having participated in a Senate Energy Committee briefing on geothermal energy. Mr. Arrigo maintains Series 24, 63 and 79 securities licenses.

Mr Jimmy Zheng is the Business Development Manager who develops, coordinates and implements the marketing and sales strategies to cover the Asian market. He graduated from Temple University with concentrations in both Finance and Risk Management. His expertise includes financial planning, risk analysis and project management. Prior to joining ARCG, Jimmy had years of experience in both the finance and marketing department for a fortune 100 company.

Yaqi (Sophia) Wang is the Business Development Associate who develops, coordinates and implements the marketing and sales strategies for the Asian markets. Sophia received her Master’s degree in Communication from University of Miami. Her areas of expertise include digital marketing, copywriting, branding and customer relationship management. She has previous experience in marketing, public relations, journalism and communication research.

Maicol Dos Santos has a passion for technology, rising from his early childhood when his fascination of taking a computer apart and rebuilding it fueled his drive to take on this career.   Mr. Dos Santos graduated as Valedictorian with honors from ITT Tech. Mr. Dos Santos brings seven years of experience in cyber security and system engineer to our team.

Mr. Maccheroni is directly responsible for project development and execution at ARCG. He oversees all the marketing operations as well as investor relations. Prior to joining American Regional Center Group Mr. Maccheroni was a member of Accenture’s Supply Chain Management team in Brazil for four years. During this time Mr. Maccheroni was exposed to various distinct industries while working in projects for the country’s major companies. Some of his experiences include restructuring processes across organizations, Strategic Sourcing, PMO, client facing and negotiation. Mr. Maccheroni also had an Investor Relation position at Kiverdi supporting the startup company on its search for new investments as well as on its first projects. Holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Postgraduate Certificates in Business and Finance from UC Berkley.

Ms. Radita is American Regional Center Group’s Analytics Director who focuses on investment analysis and structuring. She has experience managing projects for digital marketing and brand management as well as managing and implementing technical projects as an Embedded Engineer. Ms. Radita holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronic Engineering with a concentration in electronics and programming, from BRAC University – Bangladesh and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Florida International University – USA, with a concentration in International Business Management.

Ms. Broch is the Office Manager at American Regional Center Group and her duties are to ensure smooth and timely operations. She has over 10 years of experience in sales and over 5 years of experience in management. She is currently pursuing Hospitality Management at Florida International University’s Chaplain School of Hospitality.

As American Regional Center Group’s accounting manager, Mr. Preston oversees the financial reporting for the company as well as its related entities. Mr. Preston is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Preston gained extensive knowledge of Hedge Funds and the rules and regulations surrounding Anti-Money Laundering as an auditor in the public sector. Mr. Preston is a graduate of the Florida State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and in Finance with a minor in Economics.

Mrs. Avallone is the Business Development Manager who develops, coordinates and implements the marketing, and sales strategies to cover the Latin American markets. She is a skilled marketing professional with a strong focus in Communication and Campaign Management. She has worked for Toyota in Brazil where she was in charge of sales incentive campaign, events and promotions. Mrs. Avallone holds a Bachelor Degree in Communications and Postgraduate Studies in Strategic Business, both in Brazil.