Leandro A. Festino, CFA, CAIA

Managing Principal

Mr. Festino joined Meketa Investment Group in October, 2003. He heads the firm's Miami office, and has been involved in the investment consulting industry since 1999, when he joined Access Partners as an investment analyst. A Managing Principal of the firm, Mr. Festino has served as the lead consultant on various non-profit and for profit clients, including endowment, foundation, defined benefit, and defined contribution funds. His consulting work includes investment policy design and asset allocation modeling, in addition to analysis of manager and fund performance. He supports the Private Markets team conducting due diligence on Latin American partnerships.

An avid tennis player who has competed in NCAA and professional tournaments, Mr. Festino received an MBA degree with honors from Boston College and a summa cum laude undergraduate degree in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Evansville.

A speaker at industry events, Mr. Festino holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Societies of Miami and South Florida. He also held several leadership positions at the Board of the CFA Society of San Diego between 2007 and 2011, including serving as the Society’s President, overseeing eight Board Members and over 400 members. Mr. Festino also holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is a member of the CAIA Association. He is a member of the Texas Public Employees Retirement Systems and the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association.