Pedro Ramos, CEO, Somar Capital Management, "Starting a Long/Short Hedge Fund is Hard…. But my timeline is infinite…"

Our guest for today's podcast is Pedro Ramos, CEO of Somar Capital Management, a consumer focused equity long/short hedge fund he started in 2015 after perfecting his craft as a portfolio manager at Tremblant Capital.   Pedro combines strategy consulting, investment banking, entrepreneurial and buy-side public and private investing experience in multiple industries and countries. His investing activities have spanned multiple macro-economic and political scenarios (including the 1980s inflation, the 1990s dot.com bubble, the 2008 GFC, sovereign crisis, Brexit, and the 2020-2021 Covid-19 pandemic).   Joining me as guest co-host on this podcast is Rich Cheung, who looks after Alternative Investments and Hedge Funds for the private bank arm of Truist Financial.  Rich is an experienced hedge fund allocator with over 20+ years experience in the space.   Without further ado, here is our conversation with Pedro Ramos.