Mr. Wortman has over 30 years of banking experience. He is the former Managing Director of J.P. Morgan Securities based in New York. He was a part of the Global Corporate Bank responsible for coverage of large-cap utilities and pipelines, as well as coverage of Canadian corporates. He assumed that position in July 2006, when a Corporate Banking Team was created within the Investment Bank.
Prior to that, Mr. Wortman was the Senior Country Officer for JPMorganChase in Brazil from late 2002 until mid-2006. Before this, he was responsible for JPMorganChase’s activities in the Energy sector in Latin America. He has significant experience working on power, gas and pipeline transactions ranging from acquisitions and privatizations to restructurings, project finance and other forms of capital raising.
He has been affiliated with the Institute of the Americas for many years and has been active in its Energy Program since its inception in 1991. He has served on the Institute’s board of directors since 2003.
Mr. Wortman received his B.A. degree in Economics from Yale College in 1980 and holds M.A. and M. Phil. degrees in Economics from Yale University. He was born in Cuba and grew up in Puerto Rico and London, England.