Team
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Gregorio Schneider
Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Gregorio Schneider is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of TC Latin America Partners and Terracore Capital. He has more than 25 years of experience investing in both public and private markets through a variety of asset classes and strategies, including debt, equity, distressed assets and real estate.
Prior to forming TC Latin America Partners in 2012, Mr. Schneider was Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets at Och-Ziff Capital Management (now Sculptor Capital Management). During his tenure at Och-Ziff, Gregorio was responsible for building the firm’s capabilities, strategic relationships and investment portfolio in Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Before joining Och-Ziff, Mr. Schneider was the Portfolio Manager responsible for Emerging Markets special situations investments at The Rohatyn Group. He also worked at Spinnaker Capital, Crédit Agricole Indosuez and the real estate division of Banamex.
Mr. Schneider has served on the boards of various Latin American companies and has been recognized by the World Economic Forum for his work with developing countries. He is a member of the Board of Qualitas of Life Foundation, The Proviváh Donor Fund and the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School. He is also a member of the EMPEA Latin America Council and the LAVCA real estate council.
Gregorio holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and received a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City.
DANIEL GRUNBERG
Founding Partner and Managing Director
Daniel Grunberg is the co-founder and Managing Partner of TC Latin America Partners and Terracore Capital. He has more than 25 years of experience negotiating and implementing legal and financial structures in emerging markets.
Prior to forming TC Latin America Partners in 2012, Mr. Grunberg, alongside Gregorio Schneider, was a member of the Emerging Markets group at Och-Ziff Capital Management (now Sculptor Capital Management). Since the creation of the group, he helped to manage and structure the real estate investments of Och-Ziff in Turkey, Peru and other markets. Prior to joining Och-Ziff, Mr. Grunberg worked alongside Mr. Schneider at The Rohatyn Group, where he managed, structured and executed transactions in Emerging Markets.
Prior to joining The Rohatyn Group, Daniel was General Counsel at Sojitz Corporation of America, a global Japanese trading company with offices and operations across Latin America. While at Sojitz, he was involved in the management of a private debt and equity portfolio that included real estate assets in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and the United States. Before joining Sojitz, Mr. Grunberg was Executive Director of Illinova Generating Company (now Dynergy), where he developed power generation projects in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.
Daniel holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar, a Master in Law from Fordham University and a Master of Philosophy from New York University. He also holds a law degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Venezuela, and a bachelor’s degree in Literature from Universidad Central de Venezuela.
Daniel is Adjunct Professor at Fordham School of Law.
LUIS A. SANTANA
Partner and Chief Financial Officer
Luis Santana is partner and Chief Financial Officer of TC Latin America Partners and Terracore Capital. He has over 15 years of experience in structuring, accounting, valuation and operations of private equity funds and investments in the United States and Latin America.
In his role as CFO , Mr. Santana oversees all aspects of fund structuring, financial operations, accounting, tax, treasury, valuation and investor reporting.
Prior to joining TC in 2015, Mr. Santana was a member of the private equity funds group at Och-Ziff, where he was involved in the structuring and valuation of private investments, as well as the administration of the firm’s private equity funds.
Luis holds a Master of Science degree in Finance from Johns Hopkins University, and Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance from Baruch College in New York, where he graduated with honors.
Investment Team
GIAN MARCO DI CARLO
VICE PRESIDENT
Gian Marco Di Carlo is responsible for corporate development at Terracore Capital.
As part of his role, Gian is responsible for evaluating joint venture initiatives as well as evaluating investment opportunities for the firm’s U.S. focused industrial real estate platform.
Prior to joining the Firm, Gian co-founded a company that provides business process support to financial institutions. Additionally, he started his career at Deloitte Consulting in the United States, where he worked on the operational aspects of transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, and take-privates.
Gian hold a Master of Science in Finance from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), where he specialized in economics and financial systems and obtained a certificate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Jose Armenteros
ANALYST
Jose Armenteros is an Analyst at Terracore Capital and is responsible for supporting the investment team in the underwriting and asset management of portfolio investments in the United States.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Armenteros was a project manager at GINAKA, a real estate developer in Dominican Republic. Prior to that, Jose worked at Americaribe, the American engineering subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, where he was responsible for the execution of the residential project of Brickell City Centre in Miami.
Jose holds a Master of Science degree in International Real Estate from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts.
Javier Isa
JUNIOR ANALYST
Javier Isa is a Junior Analyst at TC US Partners. Javier joined TC’s trainee program in 2020 and is responsible for supporting the investment team in the underwriting and asset management of portfolio investments in the United States.
Prior to joining TC, Javier was part of United Capital internship program, a leading broker-dealer firm in the Dominican Republic.
Javier holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in International Business from Florida International University.
OPERATIONS
CHRISTOPHER NAVAS
CONTROLLER
Christopher Navas is the Financial Controller of Terracore Capital. He brings over 11 years of experience in the investment funds industry and is responsible for the firm´s financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance.
Prior to joining the Firm in 2017, Mr. Navas was Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), where he worked for two years in PwC’s investment funds practice in New York and six years in the audit practice in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and Puerto Rico.
LIANA KHISMATULINA
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
Liana is the Assistant Controller of Terracore Capital. She brings over 10 years of experience in financial control and audit.
Prior to joining the Firm, she worked as a Financial Manager at Scania Dominican Republic, a worldwide provider of transportation solutions. Before joining Scania, she was an Audit Supervisor at Deloitte, where she worked for 7 years in their offices in Moscow and the Dominican Republic.
Liana holds a Specialization Degree in Accounting, Analysis and Audit from the Russian State Agrarian University of Moscow, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Management from the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague.
SOCRATES CRUZ
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
Socrates is the Assistant Controller of Terracore Capital. He brings over 12 years of experience in finance, accounting, auditing and internal control.
Prior to joining the Firm in 2021, he worked as a Director of Internal Audit at Tivalsa Puesto de Bolsa, a brokerage firm that operates in the Dominican Republic. Before joining Tivalsa, he was an Audit Internal Manager at Banco Múltiple López de Haro. Prior to that, Socrates worked 6 years for PricewaterhouseCoopers RD (PwC) and Ernst & Young Central America (E&Y).
Socrates holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Stock Market from the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (Intec), and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting with a Minor in Finance from the Universidad Acción Pro Educación y Cultura (Unapec) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Marketing and Investor Relations
JULIANA SOTO
DIRECTOR
Juliana Soto is the Director of Business Development and Investor Relations of Terracore Capital and TC Latin America Partners. She brings over 10 year of experience in the financial services industry in Latin America and is responsible for TC’s investor relations, fundraising, business development and marketing.
Ms. Soto has worked for the Firm since 2012, based out of TC’s local offices in Bogota, New York and Mexico City. During her career at TC, she has also been involved in the underwriting and asset management of portfolio investments in Colombia and Mexico.
Prior to joining TC, she worked for the investment banking division of Banco Santander in Bogota, and for Inverlink, a Colombian investment banking boutique firm.
Juliana holds a Master of Science degree in Real Estate Finance and Investments from New York University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA) in Bogota, Colombia, where she graduated with honors.
NATALIA MONDRAGÓN
SENIOR ANALYST
Natalia Mondragón is a Senior Analyst at Terracore Capital and TC Latin America Partners, where she is responsible for supporting the executive team in investor relations, fundraising, business development, and sustainability.
Prior to joining TC in 2021, she worked as an investment and asset management analyst at Ivanhoé Cambridge, a Canadian real estate investor and operator. Natalia started her career at the alternative investments division of Citibanamex Afore, a Mexican pension fund, where she worked as an analyst.
Natalia holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with an emphasis in Finance from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City and she has approved the first level of the CFA designation.
