Raúl Pomares

Founding Partner at Sonen Capital

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Raul Pomares is Founding Partner at Sonen Capital, where he operates across the firm's overall business activities, leading client investment strategy, supporting business development, and driving industry leadership. As a first generation Cuban American and entrepreneur Raul has founded or been on the ground floor of scaling multiple businesses. He brings over 25 years of investment experience in private markets and creating impact portfolios for family offices, foundations, and other institutional clients worldwide.

His career in finance began at Bank of America in 1994, where he managed portfolios for high-net-worth families across Mexico and South America. As the architect of Sonen Capital's Latin American investment strategy, Raul has spent the past decade conducting educational workshops for asset owners across the region, catalyzing the growth of the impact investing ecosystem. He is a featured keynote speaker at numerous regional events focused on impact investing, private equity/venture capital, and technology innovation in Latin America.

As an internationally recognized thought-leader on sustainability and impact investing, Raul has made significant contributions to advancing responsible investment practices across global markets, with a special focus on emerging opportunities in Latin America. Together with Fondo de Fondos Mexico, he led the launch of the first impact fund in the region anchored by local pension funds.

He serves on the board of the Alterna Foundation, an organization dedicated to cultivating social enterprises operating in Central America and the Caribbean. Throughout his career, he has served on numerous other boards of non-profits and/or served as an advisor to organizations dedicated to Latino issues, the environment and the development of the impact investing industry.