Hal Thiessen, CFA

Hal Thiessen is a Senior Managing Director at CEC-X, a company offering advanced credit risk management solutions for banks and lending institutions and high-quality bank loan exposures for institutional credit investors.

With a rich background in Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Private Equity, and Strategic Financial Advisory, Hal has accumulated over 15 years of experience at JPMorgan Chase & Co. across various global locations like the U.S., London, Hong Kong, Argentina, and Chile.

His expertise includes capital markets origination and advisory, focusing on Equity Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance, High Yield, M&A, and managerial roles.

During his more than 10 years in Private Equity investing, Hal focused on U.S. companies with international growth opportunities, especially in China and Asia.

Hal Thiessen has led numerous buy-side and sell-side transactions, overseeing deal origination, due diligence, financial modeling, valuation, capital raising/IPOs, Board roles, CFO advisory, FP&A, executive recruitment, and IR.

He is known for driving strategic transformations in portfolio companies by linking financial analysis to operational enhancements, upgrading technology systems for data-driven decisions, and collaborating with senior management to execute key strategic initiatives.

Having a proven track record of thriving in new product and management roles across large and midsize businesses globally, Hal has operated in Europe, Asia, South America, and the U.S.

Hal Thiessen is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with fluency in Spanish and holds dual citizenship in the USA and Ireland (EU).

His educational background includes a BS in Electrical Engineering from Yale University and studies at Shady Side Academy.

Hal has held various positions in organizations like CEC-X Inc., BeeHero, SinnovaTek, SinnoVita, FirstWave, Crimson Investment, and various roles at J.P. Morgan in locations such as London, Hong Kong, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and the U.S.