Portfolio Resources Group, Inc.
800 Brickell Ave., Suite 903
Miami, Florida 33131
305-372-0299 Ext. 405 Voice • 305-372-0499 Fax
acamejo@prginc.net
A founding partner of Portfolio Resources Group, Inc., Mr. Camejo brings more than 40 years of business experience both in Venezuela and in the U.S. to the group. He is Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee of Portfolio Resources Advisor Group, Inc. (PRAG) the group's Registered Investment Advisor, and CEO and Co-Chair of the group’s broker dealer. Mr. Camejo has been Chief Compliance Officer of Portfolio Resources Group, Inc. since March of 1994 and currently supervises approximately 60 registered reps, foreign associates and operations personnel.
Business Background
Mr. Camejo served as a Quantum Portfolio Manager and Associate Vice President at Prudential-Bache Securities between 1987 and 1991. While at Pru-Bache, he was instrumental in arranging a $45 billion private placement proposal to refinance the external debt of the Republic of Venezuela. The proposal was reviewed by then Under Secretary of the Treasury, Lawrence Summers, who considered it to be one of the most innovative proposals discussed prior to the approval of the Brady Plan for all of Latin America.
Impact Investing
After leaving Prudential-Bache in early 1991, he served as Director of International Investments at Progressive Asset Management (PAM), the first full service broker/dealer in the United States dedicated to socially and environmentally responsible investing, founded by his late brother, Peter Camejo, a pioneer in SRI. By September of 1991, recognizing the need for a financial services firm specifically dedicated to the special requirements of international clients and financial professionals, Mr. Camejo left PAM and co-founded the Portfolio Resources group of companies.
Infrastructure Financing
From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Camejo also served as an outside advisor to the Paine Webber Municipal Airport Finance Group and helped arrange a pioneering $84 million private placement for a major upgrade to the Reina Beatrix International Airport in Aruba. It was the first airport financing based on a U.S. municipal airport revenue bond model, outside of the United States. Mr. Camejo was also involved as a financial consultant for infrastructure projects in both the Caribbean and the Middle East.
Real Estate Development
Prior to entering the financial services industry Mr. Camejo was Sales & Marketing Director of one of the largest recreational real estate developments in the Caribbean. The El Morro Tourist Complex is a two thousand acre (800 hectares) residential and hotel development site in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, with a infrastructure investment of over US$2 billion. It was a joint-venture between the Venezuelan government, a regional development bank, local municipalities, and a family development company, DETUR, C.A.
Media and Professional Activities
Mr. Camejo has appeared numerous times on CNN en Español as a guest of financial news programs such as Nuestro Mundo and Dinero. He has also been interviewed in financial publications such as Think Advisor, Financial Advisor, and Investment Advisor. Mr. Camejo was a Member of the Envestnet Alliance Council (2008 to 2014), and served as a Special Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce of the State of Florida as a member of VOICE (1987 to 1989).
Educational Background
Mr. Camejo earned a B.A. degree in Philosophy, with a minor in Economics and Spanish Literature from Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts (Class of 1964). From 1965 to 1966 he attended Graduate Studies at Boston University in Philosophy and Pedagogy.
Professional Designations and Licenses
Mr. Camejo has a Series 7 Securities License (General Securities Representative Examination),
a Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination), a Series 24 (General Securities Principal), a Series 53 License (Municipal Securities Principal), a Series 66 (Uniform Combined State Law Examination), an Investment Banking Representative License, and an Operations Professional License.