Alcalá Capital

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USD’s student-led investment organization focused on disciplined analysis, structured decision-making, and professional-grade outcomes.

Our Mission

Alcalá Capital is a student-run investment organization at the University of San Diego. Our objective is to prepare members for careers across investment banking, private equity, credit, asset management, and related fields through rigorous analysis and consistent execution.

We emphasize structured thinking, accountability, and real deliverables. Members engage in hands-on investment work across multiple divisions, producing research, portfolio reviews, and written analyses intended to mirror professional standards.

Alcalá Capital operates with a long-term institutional mindset, prioritizing depth of understanding over volume of activity.

Sectors

  • The TMT sector analyzes companies across software, digital platforms, and communications infrastructure. We focus on understanding how technology-driven business models scale, generate recurring revenue, and adapt in rapidly evolving markets.

  • The Industrials sector studies companies in manufacturing, logistics, and industrial services with strong operational foundations. Our team evaluates how efficiency, asset utilization, and long-term capital investment drive sustainable performance.

  • The Energy sector examines businesses across traditional energy, renewables, and energy infrastructure. We focus on how companies navigate market cycles, regulatory changes, and the global transition toward more sustainable energy systems.

  • The Special Situations sector evaluates complex investment opportunities such as restructurings, turnarounds, and event-driven scenarios. Members develop skills in analyzing risk, capital structure, and catalysts that can drive value in uncertain environments.

  • The REITs sector evaluates publicly traded real estate companies across property types like industrial, multifamily, office, retail, and data centers. Members learn to underwrite real estate cash flows, assess balance sheet and interest rate risk, and value REITs using metrics like NAV, FFO/AFFO, and cap rates.

  • The Emerging Markets sector evaluates investment opportunities in faster-growing economies where returns can be driven by macro shifts, demographics, and structural change. Members learn to analyze country risk, currency and inflation dynamics, and political/regulatory factors while identifying businesses and sectors positioned to benefit from long-term growth trends.

Planned Programming

Planned Programming

Spring 2026

Primary Research Webinar

Soft Skills Bootcamp with Recruiter

Private Banking / Wealth Management Portfolio Seminar with Morgan Stanley

Variant Views with Hedge Fund

Best Practice Modeling with Sell-Side Analyst

Executive Board

  • Mateo Marchis

    President, 2027

  • Grady Rimland

    Vice President, 2027

  • Carter Voerge

    Chair of Portfolio, 2027

  • JM Diaz

    Chair of External Affairs, 2028

  • Meagan McCann

    Chair of Media and Brand, 2028

  • Nicolas Safadi

    Chair of Finance, 2027

  • Jacob Conzelman

    Chair of Education, 2029