Francisco “Cisco” Tejada provides advisory, underwriting, and structuring services for New Markets Tax Credits, commercial real estate, capital markets and community development finance at Monge Capital. Prior to joining Monge Capital, Cisco was responsible for operations, research, analysis, underwriting, and financial modeling for HKS Real Estate Advisors. Altogether, Cisco has analyzed over 10,000 properties and over $3 billion in cash-flowing, ground-up construction, or re-development business plans for acquisition, refinance, and exit strategies.

Prior to his career in CRE, Francisco served as a Senior Systems Engineer and Project Manager for 12+ years with a global defense company. Cisco gained experience in Aerospace, cybersecurity and wireless networks industries, developing solutions for Federal, State and Local governments ranging in value from $2 million to $750 million. Cisco earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NYU and an M.E degree in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.