Emanuel Alberto Pleitez was a 2013 mayoral candidate for the city of Los Angeles. He was the first of his family to attend college, graduating from Stanford University in 2006. Emanuel is a combat veteran and continues to serve in the United States Army Reserve.

He is now a full-time investor, a founding partner of East Los Capital, a technology-enabled private equity firm. Emanuel has more than 12 years of experience working inside high-performing organizations in various industries, including private equity, software, consumer internet, tech-enabled services, investment banking, management consulting, and the public sector.

Our conversation was so good - we spoke about poverty, being real, working hard, family, and the basics of becoming an investor. He is the real deal - so knowledgeable, humble - can't express enough - Let's welcome Emanuel Pleitez.