Santiago TorresHead of Research
Santiago joined ROAM Capital in 2023 and serves as Head of Research for the firm, in charge of conducting due diligence on alternative fund managers within the private equity, private credit, and real estate asset classes. Additionally, he is responsible for performing benchmarking, and comparison reports to assess the opportunity cost and manager return profiles on a risk-adjusted basis. Santiago is also responsible for the elaboration of the Scorecard for each manager within the ROAM platform, a proprietary research piece with a grading methodology that summarizes the critical aspects evaluated during the fund’s due diligence process.
He previously worked as Director of Private Markets at Kandor Global (MFO), overseeing all private market investments for the firm’s clients. His responsibilities included sourcing, conducting due diligence, obtaining approvals, and facilitating subscriptions for various managers within the private capital asset classes. He was also responsible for introducing an institutional approach to the firm’s manager selection process, ensuring alignment with the underlying client portfolio construction and asset allocation requirements.
Prior to this role, Santiago served as Portfolio Manager at Global Seguros, one of Colombia’s most active insurance companies in alternative investments, where he managed the firm’s alternatives program, primarily focusing on private debt and real estate investments. Throughout his almost 6-year tenure, Santiago developed the allocation models that guided the firm’s yearly commitments, optimal strategies and managers per the firm’s portfolio construction needs and spearheaded the due diligence efforts.
Santiago holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado.