David Aldama-Navarrete

David Aldama-Navarrete is a financial economist in the Supervision, Regulation and Credit department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. David holds a doctorate in finance from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, as well as a bachelor’s degree from ITAM in Mexico City, and a Master of International Business from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.

His research interests lie in banking, the political economy of finance, loan contracting, and the finance-growth nexus. Prior to his graduate studies, he worked in microfinance for over five years in his native Mexico in product development, sales, and operations roles. In his last industry position, David worked as COO of a microfinance startup firm.

Education

• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
  PhD, Finance, 2015-2020
• Tufts University, Medford, MA
  The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
  MIB, International Finance & Banking, Development Economics, 2013-2015
• ITAM, Mexico City, Mexico
  Graduate Study, Economic Theory (Non-Degree), 2009-2010
• ITAM, Mexico City, Mexico
  Licenciatura, Political Science (Double Major with Economics), 2000-2005

Teaching Experience

• Data Analytics for Finance - Lab Instructor
  Spring 2019, Fall 2019
  Undergraduate introductory course on Python programming, with applications in finance.
• Fundamentals of Venture - Financing Instructor
  Summer 2019 Boston College
  Undergraduate introductory course on Venture Capital.
• Econometric Impact Eval. for Dev’t. - Lab Instructor
  Spring 2015 The Fletcher School, Tufts University
• Corp. Fin. & Global Financial Mkts. - Lab Instructor
  Spring 2015 The Fletcher School, Tufts University
• Strategic Management - Teaching Assistant
  Summer 2014 The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Skills

Scientific Computing & Programming: ArcGIS, LATEX, MATLAB, Stata, Python

Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Native Proficiency), French (Advanced)