Alvarez Symonette serves as the Director of Business Development for MAK Capital, a private investment firm. Previously, he served in a similar capacity at the Continental Grain Corporation, a 200-year old family-owned private company, where he focused on building co-investment structures and syndicates for ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices in the US, Europe and Latin America. Previously, Alvarez worked as Managing Director at Ader Investment Management. Before that, he was a co-Founder of 360 Global Capital and was responsible for managing the firm’s institutional relationships. Prior to his work in finance, Alvarez held senior leadership roles in the non-profit sector dating back to 1996. A current Board Member for two New York City non-profit organizations, Alvarez is primarily responsible for investment and development initiatives. Alvarez has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s degree from Harvard University.