Who are Rock Creek Partners?
Rock Creek Partners is an experience based, client focused advisory firm serving both banks and credit unions, as well as investors. Our approach is shaped by what we have learned leading inside these institutions and by what clients told us they value most from advisors.
Many firms advise from the outside in. We have built careers inside operating roles; leading balance sheet management and liquidity, chairing ALCO and liquidity crisis teams, developing derivatives and investment strategies, and working directly with regulators to navigate and resolve complex matters.
Colleagues and clients have long asked us for perspective and hands on help. Rock Creek Partners is our response: practical advice grounded in lived experience, delivered by senior practitioners.
Our expertise in balance sheet management, liquidity, regulatory readiness, and depository strategy sets us apart. While based in the greater Washington, D.C. area, we work with clients nationwide and travel as needed to support.
Managing Partners
Francis Mitchell
Prior to joining Rock Creek Partners, Francis has served in roles such as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer, and other senior roles across various sized depositories. He started his career as a fixed income trader at Vanguard, but quickly moved to managing the investment portfolio for TD Bank and then Webster Bank. At Webster Bank he expanded into areas such as ALM, ALCO, liquidity, FP&A, risk management, model governance and policy development.
Through his career Francis has worked across a diverse group of financial institutions; each with unique priorities, opportunities, challenges, cultures, and balance sheets. In 2023 he joined the new management team at Republic Bank in Philadelphia in which his team lead the development of liquidity and strategic planning under the CFO. His team successfully stabilized liquidity and prolonged the ability for the Bank to develop and evaluate strategic options. His team collaborated with senior leaders at regulatory agencies to develop new regulatory tools, policy, and guidance as it pertains to operational liquidity, contingency funding and ALM.
Francis graduated from Drexel University with a BS in Engineering & Accounting and has two Master degrees (an MBA from University of Sao Paulo, MS in Financial Engineering from Temple). He also has his series 7,63, and SIE FINRA certifications. Francis has spoken about different depository related topics and issues at various conferences. Most recently he presented at the 2024 Brean Depository Conference on “Managing Balance Sheets Through Severe Stress,” and has previously presented on topics ranging from effective portfolio management for depository balance sheets to policy development best practices.
FrancisMitchell@Rock-Creek-Partners.com
215-880-4985
Andre D. Galeano
Andre D. Galeano is a senior executive in financial institution supervision and enterprise risk management. He is known for clear judgment, disciplined execution, and a practical approach that turns complex supervisory matters into actions for boards and senior leadership. His work has focused on strengthening controls, improving transparency, and supporting the safety and soundness of housing finance institutions.
Most recently, Andre served as Chief Risk Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, where he led the enterprise risk program and improved the credit risk management framework. Before that, he was Deputy Director of the Division of Enterprise Regulation at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, leading supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Earlier, he served as Deputy Director of FHFA’s Division of Federal Home Loan Bank Regulation, overseeing the supervisory program for the Federal Home Loan Bank System. He began his public service at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, where he supervised domestic and international banks and coordinated examinations with other authorities.
During his FHFA tenure, Andre also published public supervisory guidance and communications to clarify expectations and explain priorities to regulated institutions and stakeholders. He lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and is known for a calm, collaborative style and precise communication that supports sound decisions and durable improvements.
AndreGaleano@Rock-Creek-Partners.com
703-298-9990