Fields of interest
Economic education, financial access, Latino affairs, community development.

Adrian Franco is program director of Economic Education. He is responsible for a range of the Bank's education programs including College Fed Challenge and High School Fed Challenge.

Before joining the Bank in 2012, Mr. Franco worked for the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Public Education of Mexico and was a consultant for the New York City Departments of Education and Consumer Affairs. He collaborated on the development of the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum created by Teacher's College, Columbia University. In addition, he has instituted initiatives to improve the educational attainment and financial access of the Latino community in New York. Mr. Franco holds a doctorate and a master's degree from Columbia University, and a bachelor's degree from Boston University.