Ralph Velasco is a native of Chicago and has been a lifelong entrepreneur and small business owner. He spent three years marketing and selling both commercial and residential real estate, each year earning honors as one of the top agents at his firm.

He is the former Marketing Director of a division of a Fortune 500 company and presently has his Series 7 and Series 66 registrations with SII Investments Inc. and will be continuing his education in order to receive other designations within the securities industry.

Velasco was elected Graduate Student Body President while earning an M.B.A. at United States International University in Mexico City, Mexico, and he has a B.S. in Management from the Indiana University School of Business. Ralph is an award-winning photographer and has traveled to over 30 countries on 5 continents. He is also an avid competitive sailor and a licensed private pilot.