Camilo Varela

Camilo co-founded Second Horizon Capital, an impact-focused real estate company, in 2021 to help drive meaningful and sustainable change for communities by transforming challenged commercial real estate assets into vital hubs for economic and cultural activity. Throughout his career in construction management, investment management, capital markets, and private equity, Camilo has focused on building long-term value for each project and forging close and long-term partnerships with companies, communities, and stakeholders.

Previously, Camilo was a Managing Director in the Investments team at Equity International, Sam Zell’s private equity investment firm, where he was responsible for origination, deal execution, and portfolio management across the U.S., Asia, and Latin America. During his six years in this role, Camilo focused on single-family rental, logistics, telecommunication infrastructure, and farmland investments.