Daniel Ades

Daniel Ades is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kawa Capital. Daniel has been responsible for overseeing the firm's investment decisions since inception in 2007. Daniel is ultimately responsible for the overall strategy across all of Kawa Capital’s investing and together with the Chief Risk Officer, the management of capital and risk among strategies and investments. Daniel has been instrumental in building the investment team, creating an infrastructure capable of processing large amounts of simultaneous transactions and analysis, as well ensuring an institutional-quality foundation for the different areas of the firm. Prior to forming Kawa Capital, Daniel was a Partner at Horn Eichenwald Investments, an SEC registered boutique investment advisor servicing high net worth clients based in Miami, FL. Daniel has a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Tufts University, and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from the Fletcher School with a focus on economic development and international business relations. Daniel received honors for his Master’s thesis on pricing of emerging market debt, building a model for determining credit spreads in emerging market bonds by linking a government’s tax revenue, its existing debt load, and the volatility of currency option markets. He was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil and is philanthropically active in several organizations in Miami and Israel, with a focus in education.