José Blanco

José Blanco brings over 26 years of experience in product management, operations, financial management, and direct investments to The Central Valley Fund. Formerly, Mr. Blanco served as a Regional Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at AIG Investment Corporation (AIGIC). Mr. Blanco has supervised direct investments into a variety of financial services businesses over the last 20 years, including mortgage lenders, foreign exchange broker-dealers, securities dealers, and asset management and leasing companies.

Most recently, he was the CFO for a $500M HR outsourcing company. Additionally, Mr. Blanco has taught graduate level finance courses at Saint Mary’s College of California and has consulted for medium sized financial services, insurance, healthcare, and advertising firms in the United States and abroad. He earned his undergraduate degree from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, an MBA from the Claremont Graduate University, an MS in Economics from the University of Utah, and a PhD in Economics from Utah State University.