Ramon Small-Ferguson, CFA, FRM, CAIA

Ramon is the presently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Barita Investments Limited (“Barita”), one of the largest investment banks in Jamaica, & the Managing Director of Barita’s asset management subsidiary, Barita Unit Trusts Management Company Limited. Ramon effectively functions as the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer with oversight for the executives with responsibility for the Company’s Asset Management, Investment Banking, Treasury, Trading and Strategic Business Development and Alternative Investments. He has over a decade of experience ranging from asset management, investment banking, treasury management and corporate strategy.

Ramon has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®), and Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) professional designations. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance & Marketing (Hons) from the University of Technology, Jamaica and is a graduate of New York University’s Stern Business School where he pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in Quantitative Management.

Directorships held include:

• Director & President, Jamaica Securities Dealers Association
• Director, Investment Advisory Board, Salvation Army’s Caribbean Territory
• Director, Digita Global Marketing Ltd.
• Director and Chairman–Finance & Compliance Committee, Council of Voluntary and Social Services
• Director, Ecommerce Property Services Company Ltd.
• Alternate Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd.