Rafael de la Sierra — Founding Partner

Rafael “Rafa” de la Sierra is the founding partner of Sierra Capital. He is responsible for the overall strategy of the firm, and also enjoys interacting directly with his clients. He focuses his time and attention on establishing and maintaining productive long-term relationships based on trust and integrity. 

Before establishing Sierra Capital in 1998, Rafa worked for four years at Citibank as a Vice President, servicing Ultra High Net Worth Latin America based clients. Prior to his work at Citibank, Rafa spent two years at Merrill Lynch as an Associate Banker. He was responsible for supporting an advisory team. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Rafa worked at O’Connor & Associates, a quantitative derivatives trading firm, currently owned by UBS. Rafa graduated from Boston College in 1990 with a degree in Finance.

Rafa lives in Miami, Florida with his wife and four children.