Mateo Olea
Mateo Olea is a sophomore at the University of Chicago studying Economics and Data Science. Originally from Santiago, Chile and raised in Westport, Connecticut, he has experience across investment banking, venture capital, and asset management. Mateo has past experience at BCP Securities, a Greenwich-based broker-dealer focused on emerging markets fixed income, where he supported live transactions, built financial models, and researched Latin American metals and mining companies. At Mangusta Capital, Mateo has contributed to investments in leading AI platforms such as OpenAI and Perplexity, while at Impact Capital Partners he worked on private-market deals in solar energy, EV charging, and real estate, alongside founding an AI consultancy, Promptly USA. He serves as Portfolio Manager for the Industrials sector at Maverick SMF, leading a team of analysts in fundamental research and valuation, and is also a Research Analyst and Director of External Affairs at Promontory Investment Research and an Analyst at The Blue Chips investment club. Previously, he conducted commodities research at Alpine Hill Advisors and participated in economics research with the John List Voltage Research Program at the Becker Friedman Institute. In his free time, he enjoys tennis, rugby, skiing, and reading about economics, history, and international relations.