Ernesto Daza joined Alyeska in January 2025 as its Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), bringing over 25 years of global experience in finance, strategy, and operations. Ernesto will lead Alyeska’s financial strategy and operations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and driving economic efficiency and long-term value for the asset.

Most recently, he served as CFO of Protos Off Duty Services, successfully leading financial strategy, margin and cost optimization, the accounting function and ERP system implementations. Ernesto has also held various senior leadership roles at BP, including Vice President of Finance, Planning, and Commercial Operations for BP Alaska; CFO for the BTC Oil Pipeline System; Head of Finance for Midstream Operations in the Caspian Region; and other U.S.- and international-based managerial roles. His expertise spans corporate finance, treasury, risk management, strategic planning, and large-scale commercial operations.

Ernesto and his family enjoy camping, fishing, skiing, live music and travel. Ernesto holds a Master of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Strategic Planning from Rice University and a BS in Industrial Engineering.