Leonardo "Leo" Riera,

About our Principal

Our principal, Leonardo “Leo” Riera, has over 40 years of meaningful experience with prestigious, successful organizations such as McKinsey & Co., Citicorp Investment Bank, and Bankers Trust Company.

Mr. Riera has also worked for multibillion dollar Fund Management entities as Asset and Credit Director, as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and as Chief Executive Officer of twelve entities, in addition to having served in over 20 Boards of Directors. He has led negotiations that have resulted in over 50 successfully closed mergers or acquisition transactions, and has assisted corporations and government entities in raising over $10 Bn. in both equity and debt.

His Board services experience include working as Chairman of six companies, including a NASDAQ listed entity, and as Chair of Audit and Compensation Committees.

About Leo Riera

Mr. Riera is a seasoned investment banker, consultant, entrepreneur, and fund manager. He has closed M&A or investments transactions in more than 25 countries.

In his expansive 40-year career, Mr. Riera was Executive Vice President and Country Head for Bankers Trust Co. for over a decade, in charge of Investment Banking and broker-dealer vehicles. Mr. Riera was a consultant with McKinsey & Co., and Head of a Mergers & Acquisitions unit for Citicorp Investment Bank.

Mr. Riera was Head of Asset Structuring and Credit for a $2 Billion Emerging Market Fund based in Florida, and has acted as an entrepreneur; founded, promoted, raised capital and sold companies in the mining and technology sectors, including an entity with gold mining operations in Peru and Brazil.

Mr. Riera has served in over 20 Boards of Directors, including roles as Chairman of the Board and Chair of Audit, Compensation, and Governance Committees. At current time he serves on Boards of Space, Technology, Mining and Service Companies.

In 2011 Mr. Riera was appointed as a Knight of Malta, in a ceremony held at the Vatican. He conceptualized, organized, and personally led a day of prayer with leaders of all religions, attended by over seven million people.

Mr. Riera holds a degree in Economics (1st in his class) from Universidad Católica Andres Bello and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania (1984). In 2018, Mr. Riera completed an advanced course in Strategy and Valuations for Senior Executives, at the Harvard Business School.

Mr. Riera has been married to Margarita Arnal de Riera for 40 years, and they have three sons: Luis Alberto (Mechanical Engineer - Lead Engineer for Amazon’s Electric Car), Leonardo Alberto Jr. – MD), and Rafael Alberto (B.S. and M.Sc. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, working for L3Harris Corp. on advanced materials for satellites).