Rafael Lopez-Espinosa is Point72’s Head of Poland and Global Head of Strategy. He is responsible for leading business operations and recruiting efforts for the Firm’s Warsaw office. He also works with senior leadership to define the Firm’s strategy and execute on key initiatives.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Lopez-Espinosa was a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group in their New York office. While in that role, he specialized in asset management, payments, corporate development, and private equity. He has deep international experience, having worked in Sao Paulo, Paris, London, and Madrid.
Previous to his 10-year tenure at BCG, Mr. Lopez-Espinosa worked at Electricite de France, as a R&D quant researcher for British Telecom as part of their Future Leadership program and for the NGO Endeavor.
Mr. Lopez-Espinosa earned his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University in Madrid, where he graduated as Salutatorian. He spent his final year at the Ecole of Centrale Paris and developed a Master thesis on quantitative modeling applied to wind power generation. He earned his M.B.A from Stanford University.
