Bio

Santiago Polo is a Managing Director at ACON Investments. Prior to commencing to consult for ACON in 2014, Mr. Polo was a Senior Associate at Altra Investments, a private-equity firm focused on middle-market investing in the Andean region. While at Altra, among other responsibilities, Mr. Polo actively participated in the acquisition of a leading port and logistics service provider in Colombia and monitored a multinational business process outsourcing company on behalf of Altra. Previously, Mr. Polo worked in the Corporate Finance Group of the main telecommunications firm in Bogotá and also worked as an Investment Analyst in the private equity unit of Corficolombiana, a leading Colombian merchant bank with assets in excess of $3.0 billion. He has served on the board of several companies in various industries, including infrastructure, manufacturing, hospitality and business process outsourcing. Mr. Polo serves on the Board of Directors of Amfora Packaging, Biosidus, Salesland and Vitalis, each ACON fund portfolio companies. Mr. Polo holds a B.S. in Finance from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and an International M.B.A. with Honors from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.