Israel Vainstein has held high financial level positions, including serving as CFO of Intcomex, a technology distribution company focused in Latin America; CFO of Security Plastics, a manufacturing company with operations in the US, Puerto Rico, and Mexico; Controller of State Trust Bank and Trust, a bank focused in Latin America; VP of Finance of Avisena, a financial services company in the US. He holds a Master of Science degree from Purdue University, and a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Miami. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Florida, and a Certified Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designee from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.