Francisco is the President of Ayala Consulting Corporation. Through the company and as an independent consultant, Francisco has participated and supported in the design, implementation, and evaluation, of cash transfer projects in 38 countries across the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. He has over 15 years of experience in the social protection field.

Francisco has a Master in Business Administration from the University of Texas as well as doctorate studies from George Washington University in Washington DC. He is fluent in Spanish and English.

Francisco oversees the design and implementation of social protection, health, education, housing, and municipal development programs, and manages work related to process evaluation, programs implementation, institutional evaluations, operational audits, and beneficiaries' opinion.