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RAUL SANCHEZ-ELIA, Founder and CEO
Born in Argentina to a prominent family, Raul Sanchez Elia relocated to the United States to pursue his education. He earned his degree from Brown University in 1976, followed by an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1977.
Raul began his career in marketing with RJ Reynolds International, working across the US and Brazil. By the mid-1980s, he had returned to the United States to develop telecommunications platforms that provided companies with access to preferential US rates through Sprint, as well as working with UK telecommunications leaders BT and Cable & Wireless during the market's evolution through least cost routing (LCR) technologies.
In the late 1990s, Raul expanded into Asia at the invitation of a partner at Sands Brothers, focusing on attracting capital for infrastructure development in Hong Kong. He participated in securing involvement in the Ting Kau Bridge project and played a key role in financing the feasibility analysis for the Lingdingyang Bridge—a 55-kilometer suspension bridge over the Pearl River Delta that was completed in 2023. He also secured commitments from major Swiss banking institutions for this landmark infrastructure project.
Following the emerging markets downturn of the early 2000s, Raul and his Argentine wife returned to New York in 2001. He joined Guggenheim Partners, where he excelled in offshore wealth management and project development, including arranging financing for the Pilara development in Argentina. As the 2008 financial crisis unfolded, he successfully transitioned his clients' assets to Morgan Stanley while continuing to grow the firm's asset base.
In 2013, after relocating to Miami, Florida, Raul co-founded Optimum Capital Partners with a client, serving as Partner through his holding company.
In 2018, he was approached by the principal of J&J Green Paper Inc., a Florida-based company developing Janus—an innovative rice oil-based coating substitute for polyethylene in food service paper containers (www.jjgreenpaper.com). Raul successfully raised capital through critical friends-and-family funding rounds and developed key client relationships in LATAM.
Currently, as Argentina's economic reforms gain momentum, Raul is focused on capital deployment in the mining and rare earth elements sectors, driven by surging AI demand. Argentina presents significant opportunities in mining development and has patented an innovative 300 MW modular reactor in the United States—a cost-effective design that could accelerate nuclear energy deployment. Argentina is also a major source of uranium, positioning the country as a strategic player in the global energy transition.
RAUL SANCHEZ-ELIA, Founder and CEO
Born in Argentina to a prominent family, Raul Sanchez Elia relocated to the United States to pursue his education. He earned his degree from Brown University in 1976, followed by an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1977.
Raul began his career in marketing with RJ Reynolds International, working across the US and Brazil. By the mid-1980s, he had returned to the United States to develop telecommunications platforms that provided companies with access to preferential US rates through Sprint, as well as working with UK telecommunications leaders BT and Cable & Wireless during the market's evolution through least cost routing (LCR) technologies.
In the late 1990s, Raul expanded into Asia at the invitation of a partner at Sands Brothers, focusing on attracting capital for infrastructure development in Hong Kong. He participated in securing involvement in the Ting Kau Bridge project and played a key role in financing the feasibility analysis for the Lingdingyang Bridge—a 55-kilometer suspension bridge over the Pearl River Delta that was completed in 2023. He also secured commitments from major Swiss banking institutions for this landmark infrastructure project.
Following the emerging markets downturn of the early 2000s, Raul and his Argentine wife returned to New York in 2001. He joined Guggenheim Partners, where he excelled in offshore wealth management and project development, including arranging financing for the Pilara development in Argentina. As the 2008 financial crisis unfolded, he successfully transitioned his clients' assets to Morgan Stanley while continuing to grow the firm's asset base.
In 2013, after relocating to Miami, Florida, Raul co-founded Optimum Capital Partners with a client, serving as Partner through his holding company.
In 2018, he was approached by the principal of J&J Green Paper Inc., a Florida-based company developing Janus—an innovative rice oil-based coating substitute for polyethylene in food service paper containers (www.jjgreenpaper.com). Raul successfully raised capital through critical friends-and-family funding rounds and developed key client relationships in LATAM.
Currently, as Argentina's economic reforms gain momentum, Raul is focused on capital deployment in the mining and rare earth elements sectors, driven by surging AI demand. Argentina presents significant opportunities in mining development and has patented an innovative 300 MW modular reactor in the United States—a cost-effective design that could accelerate nuclear energy deployment. Argentina is also a major source of uranium, positioning the country as a strategic player in the global energy transition.
