Francisco currently serves as Director of Merchandise Finance and Strategy for Walmart.  He holds a MBA from the Texas State University and a Bachelors in Accounting from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.  In his over 20 years of career in Finance, he had the chance to travel to more than 30 countries and since 2016 he relocated to Northwest Arkansas where today he lives with his wife and two children in Bella Vista.  One of the most beautiful places that combines nature and economic development.  Promoting environmental education to help sustain the great trails and lakes in the area is just one of the reasons close to home he decided to get involved with the AEEA.  Becoming a board member, he hopes to contribute by advancing the association’s impact so educators can reach a wider base of young students and environment enthusiasts.