Arnoldo Camacho

Biography

He earned a Ph.D. in Finance and Development and an M.A. in International Economics from Ohio State University, as well as a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Costa Rica, with Honors.

He is a Full Professor at INCAE Business School, in the areas of Currency, Banking and Finance, Financial Institutions and Capital Markets, Portfolio Management, Risk Assessment and Management.

He also holds a Stock Market Operator's License in the Equities Market, Options and Futures Market, and the Clearing House of the Madrid Stock Exchange, Spain, granted by the Spanish Stock Exchange and Markets Institute (BME).

His current responsibilities include:

Academic Director of the Master in Economics and Finance, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Panama.
Co-Director of the Executive Master in Finance, INCAE Business School.
Director of the Financial Specialization Program. INCAE Business School - Cheung Kong University.
Director of the Seminar-Workshop on Risk Management in Financial Institutions.
Director of the Financial Strategy Seminar.
Academic Director of the Finance Program - Instituto de Previsión Social de Paraguay.
Director of the Financial Governance and Inclusion Program, INCAE - IDB /FOMIN.

Publications

Articles

Brenes, E. (Esteban); Camacho, A. (Arnoldo); Ciravegna, L. (Luciano); et.al. (2016). Strategy and Innovation in Emerging Economies After the End of the Commodity Boom—Insights from Latin America.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2016). Alpha investment strategies in emerging markets: Assessing the potential and competitiveness of Latin American firms.

Woodside, A.; Camacho, A. (Arnoldo); Wen-Hsiang, L. (2013). Sense Making, Dilemmas, and Solutions in Strategic Management.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2013). Modelling the Risk Profiles of Clients in the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2007). Impulso de los Mercados Financieros en Centroamérica.

Saenz, N.; Centro de Investigaciones; Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2005). La Dulce Compañía Azucarera, S.A. de C.V.

Saenz, N.; Centro de Investigaciones; Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2005). Financiamiento de proyectos: La Dulce – Banco de Desarrollo.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2005). La Dulce Compañía Azucarera.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2005). Papelería Industrial, S.A. de C.V..

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (1996). Mercados Financieros en la Encrucijada: La Reforma y Supervisión de la Banca en América Latina.

Books

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo); Saenz, Ninette (2024). La papelera industrial S.A. de C.V. (11419) . Costa Rica: INCAE.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2024). Maximize the alpha and optimize the beta, key objectives in the strategy to develop the competitiveness of Latin American enterprises in global markets (30602) . Alajuela, Costa Rica : INCAE Business School.

Research work

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2024). Fundamentos para el diseño, la gestión y la evaluación integral de empresas (31386) . Alajuela, Costa Rica :. Alajuela, Costa Rica : INCAE Business School.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2024). La gestión de tesorería y el manejo del efectivo (31383) . Alajuela, Costa Rica. Alajuela, Costa Rica INCAE Business School.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2024). Focusing on renewable resources in developing economies: Paso Ancho Hydroelectric Project – BISA Panama (A) (30580) . Alajuela, Costa Rica :. Alajuela, Costa Rica : INCAE Business School.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo); Altamirano, Ana Lucia. (2024). Fair Play Labs: un caso de éxito (28898) . Alajuela, Costa Rica :. Alajuela, Costa Rica : INCAE Business School.

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo) (2023). Alpha investment strategies in emerging markets : assessing the potential and competitiveness of Latin American firms . Amsterdam :. Amsterdam : Elsevier Inc..

Camacho, A. (Arnoldo); Altamirano, Ana Lucia. (1969). Link inversiones: alternativa de financiamiento no tradicional para empresas (28900) . Alajuela, Costa Rica :. Alajuela, Costa Rica : INCAE Business School.

Work experience

Prof. Camacho also held the following positions:

Academic Director of the World Bank's Economic Training Program-INCAE,
Director of the Banking Training Program at INCAE,
Visiting Professor at the European Business School, Frankfurt, where he taught courses in Emerging Markets Finance and Corporate Finance (2008-2012).

Public and related positions

He was Chairman of the National Council of Supervision of the Financial System in Costa Rica from June 1999 to February 2002.
He was Prosecutor of the Interested Management Contract of the Juan Santamaría International Airport from November 2003 to December 2004.