Marcelo A. Mendoza, Founder/CEO
  • Over 30 years of experience in the international wealth management business.
  • Prior to founding Central Family Advisors LLC, he was a Co-Fouder of Net Plus, a Multi Family Office during a period of 6 years.
  • Prior to that, Mr. Mendoza was a Managing Director for 5 years with UBS AG, and a Managing Director at Citigroup for a total of 21 years. Over his banking career he held various positions in New York for 12 years, Santiago for 3 years, Caracas for 5 years, and London for 6 years. Mr. Mendoza also worked at Merrill Lynch, London from 1987 to 1988 as a Vice President.
  • MBA, Wake Forest University, USA.
  • BA, Ithaca College, USA.
Farhan Sharaff, Chief Investment Officer
  • Over 30 years of experience in investment analysis and global asset management.
  • Mr. Sharaff previously held Chief Investment Officer roles with Citibank, Zurich Scudder, Cigna Corporation and Guggenheim Partners.
  • Featured speaker at major conferences, contributor to media and publications.
  • Graduate, post graduate and doctoral degrees from Aston University (UK) and Manchester University (UK).
Edgar Ramirez, Senior Investment Specialist
  • More than 25 years of experience in the financial services and wealth management industry.
  • Previously, Mr. Ramirez held various financial advisory roles at major institutions including: JP Morgan, Citigroup, UBS, Barclays and Royal Bank of Canada. Also, life insurance planning and retirement planning with New York Life.
  • Mr. Ramirez holds Finra 7, 63, and SIE licenses; as well as Life Insurance licenses in multiple states, including New York and Florida.
  • MBA in Banking and Finance, Dowling College School of Business NY
  • BA in Psychology, Stony Brook University NY
  • Veteran: U.S. Air Force
Gustavo Russo, CFA – Senior external advisor
  • Over 20 years of experience in the financial industry focused on international wealth planning.
  • Mr. Russo has over 6 years of experience in the Multi Family Office space working with Net Plus Capital LLC. as Senior Investment Analyst.
  • Prior to that, Mr. Russo worked as a Director at Citigroup Private Bank in Miami, FL where he spent 9 years as a Senior Investment Counselor covering Latin America. Before joining Citigroup, he served as a financial advisor at Banco Santander´s Investment Funds Division in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • In Argentina, Mr. Russo also taught economics and finance at The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) and University of CEMA (UCEMA).
  • Chartered Financial Analyst, granted by the CFA Institute.
  • Masters in Finance, UCEMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Degree in Economics, National University of Rosario, Argentina.
Nick Sadiku, Investment Analyst
  • Over seven years of experience in financial modeling, budgeting management, forecasting, and data analysis.
  • Mr. Sadiku spent more than a decade at Fidelity Investments in high net worth client support, investment servicing, and operational roles.
  • Master of Arts in Statistics, Columbia University.
  • Bachelor of Science in Finance, St. John’s University.
  • CFA, Level I.