Carraro and Associates Inc. has offered its expertise in domestic and international energy consulting for many years by providing access to markets and bringing together organizations in the Oil and Gas, Wind Power, and Solar Power industries. President Joe Carraro is a former Executive member of the National Energy Council, and has worked throughout the United States and internationally providing energy solutions between governments and industries.

As a former Wall Street Investment Analyst and Stockbroker; a member of the New Mexico Finance Authority assisting qualified governmental entities with affordable financing of infrastructure projects; a member of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee with the responsibility for 20 years of creating a state budget; and as Chairman of Investment and Pension Fund Oversight Committee overseeing billions of dollars of investments; Carraro has the unique experience and knowledge to understand the financial markets both globally and locally. Carraro and Associates Inc. works to create and plan for FUTURE INVESTMENTS by developing new areas of potential including expansions and new product lines, and the direction and enhancement of operation to utilize all the means available to expand revenue capabilities.

Carraro and Associates Inc. has been providing economic development and investment opportunities for clients by assisting with an analysis of current business standing and seeking objectives of efficient and effective development and expansion, and the creation of new products and ideas.

Understanding the value of cinema arts, Carraro and Associates has advocated for many years investments that especially incorporate positions in the film industry and participation of governments in those partnerships. While perceived conflicts have precluded such participation by Carraro and Associates in New Mexico, Senator Carraro sponsored legislation that helped create the expansion of the movie industry in New Mexico with tax rebates and credits and partnerships between the government and the movie industry to not only encourage development of the movie industry in New Mexico but to enhance a revenue stream to the state and local governments and businesses. Carraro and Associates understands the value of cinema arts to the economies of states and provides both a business and government perspective to available opportunities.

From advocating for the building of state of the art medical facilities and providing for solutions for the many operational needs, to developing opportunities for profit centers within the health care community and unique synergy between governments and industry, Carraro and Associates has offered and supplied answers to the many issues facing the health care industry.

As a state senator and a graduate school professor, Carraro understands the value of education to the economies of states and countries by adding skilled and intellectual value to the workforce of industries. Carraro and Associates always includes a higher education component into the equation of successful development and expansion of businesses and industries, and works with institutions of higher learning to achieve their educational goals to provide workforce solutions to industry.

CARRARO AND ASSOCIATES INC. also continues to assist those organizations and issues that do not have the financial capability of advocacy, such as those involved with developmental disabilities, veterans concerns, and the disadvantaged.