Daniel Ades is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kawa Capital, a hedge fund and asset manager based in Aventura. Daniel has been responsible for overseeing the firm’s investment decisions since inception in 2007, and continues to lead the firm to this day. He has a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Tufts University, and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from The Fletcher School, with a focus on economic development. He has been a board member in several community organizations and his interests are primarily focused on education and affordable housing. Most recently, he founded the Jewish Leadership Academy, a college-preparatory Jewish Day School in the Miami area that is need-blind and focused on developing leaders with a broad range of perspectives. An avid sailor, he was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil and has been living in Miami with his wife and three children since 2003.