ISMAEL FERNÁNDEZ
GREENGATE CONSULTING
Ismael Fernández, originally
from Madrid , S pain , is the
founder and president of
Greengate Consulting, an
Atlanta - based consultancy
f i r m . W i t h a P h . D. a n d a n
MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Fernández,
a published author in the field of technology valuation,
extended his career into the EB-5 space as an economist
given his experience in financial modeling. Prior to funding
Greengate, Fernández was a senior manager at General
Electric, leading a global team forecasting demand for gas
turbine parts, a $1 billion business. Since 2010, Fernández
has assisted hundreds of firms to get established in the U.S.
and secured dozens of I-526, I-924, and I-829 approvals for
its clients.
WHY DID YOU GET INVOLVED
IN THE EB-5 INDUSTRY?
For me, the EB-5 industry was a natural extension to the
practice I founded when leaving GE. Given my background
and origin, I fit well in the shoes of foreign investors looking
to migrate to the U.S. for business purposes. My practice
aimed at those families that were seeking to start their
own business in the U.S. I quickly learned about the
requirements of the EB-5 regional center program and got
really excited about economic modeling in 2012. Since I
was accustomed to building complex financial models for
engineering decision making, I found EB-5 economic
models a natural extension to my education and skillset.
WHAT NEW TYPES OF PROJECTS
AND TRENDS ARE YOU SEEING
IN THE EB-5 INDUSTRY?
I try to be optimistic about the market. After all, the U.S.
continues to be the largest economy of the world and the
most robust in the face of uncertainty. I think the age of
large regional centers controlling the market has ended
due to the increased cost of the market. Investors are
going to demand a lot more for their money, such as a
larger return or being part of the project, since the
investment amount has more than doubled considering
the exchange rates in many currencies. Projects that are in
a TEA will have a considerably higher competitive edge, so
this is the time for rural projects and genuine high
unemployment areas to thrive with the EB-5 program.
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Iyer Demirovic Chinchoy LLP
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