Francisco Uriarte

Francisco J. Uriarte is a co-founder and serves as Connelly Capital’s Managing Partner. He has had over 35 years of combined experience in the areas of Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Mergers & Acquisitions. Francisco has been directly involved in over fifty transactions with accumulated value over $800MM in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the United States, and has also been involved, as a principal, in two entrepreneurial activities which subsequently have been sold, and as a Private Investor, Board Member or Advisor in many more. As Managing Partner of Connelly Capital, Francisco has advised private companies in the recycling, venture capital, entrepreneurial development, aviation, software, amusement parks, remote monitoring services, real estate, building & facilities services, behavioral health care, genomics, proteomics, food retail, food manufacturing, financial services, medical malpractice insurance, commercial landscaping, safety equipment distribution and renewable energy, among others and also manages over $730M in assets through two Private Equity vehicles. Francisco is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, the Latino Corporate Directors Association and is a NACD Governance Fellow. He chairs the Board of Directors of Puerto Rico Medical Defense Insurance Company, is a Board member at CIB LLC, is a Board member at ISO Solar LLC, and is Director Emeritus at Grupo Guayacan, Inc. Francisco has a BS in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Inter American University. He holds CM&AA, CVA and Series 65 designations.