Catherine Tornel León, Commissioner

Master's Degree in Finance from London Business School with a specialization in investment and quantitative finance; and a Master's Degree in Finance and Commercial Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She has extensive experience in capital markets, having worked in both the public and private sectors, and is an expert on financial regulation and policy.

Between 2018 and 2020, Ms. Tornel was Coordinator of Capital Markets at the Ministry of Finance, after which she joined the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) as an advisor to the Board and member of the Committee for the Setting of Exchange Rate Limits, on behalf of the Bank. In addition, she served as senior economist of the Infrastructure and Financial Regulation Office of the BCCh between 2008 and 2018.

Prior to her arrival at the Commission in 2023, Tornel held the Vice-Presidency of Transbank and member of the Board of Directors of Banchile Administradora General de Fondos. She also held positions such as Area Manager at Banco de Chile; Risk and New Businesses Manager at high-value payment and settlement system COMBANC; Investment Manager at BBVA Seguros de Vida; and part of BBVA Provida and BBVA Pensiones y Seguros de América Latina. She has also taught Finance as an adjunct professor at Universidad Católica de Chile.