Partners

Peter S. Stamos is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Stamos Capital. Prior to founding Stamos Capital, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Stamos Associates Inc. (SAI), a Perot Systems company, a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton and McKinsey & Company, and Chief of Staff and Chief Economist for U.S. Senator Bill Bradley. Prior to that, he taught Economics at Harvard University, where he received the Allyn Young Award for Teaching Excellence. He currently serves as as a member of the Rhodes Trust Finance and Investment Committee and as a member of the Board of Advisers of IDEO, Palo Alto. He previously served as the Chairman of the Investment Committee for the Board of Stanford University Hospital and Clinics and as the Chair of the Investment Advisory Board for Major League Baseball.

Mr. Stamos received a BA in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University, where he was a Truman Scholar, received the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors and Distinction. He received a JD from Harvard Law School with Honors and a doctorate from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Mark Colella is a Partner at Stamos Capital, where he also leads the day-to-day operations of investment team. Previously, Mr. Colella was a Principal at 5AM Ventures, where he was an investor, Board Member, and adviser to a number of start-up, venture-backed companies. Prior to that, he held executive and management roles at BÂRRX Medical, Stryker Corporation, and Primrose Alzheimer's Living.

Mr. Colella received a BS in Biology from Williams College and an MBA from Northwestern University, the Kellogg School of Management. Prior to Williams College, he spent two years at the United States Air Force Academy.

Ron Marryott is a Partner at Stamos Capital, where he serves as chief operating officer and chief legal officer. Mr. Marryott was a trial lawyer who operated his own law office, handling criminal defense, personal injury, consumer defense, and intellectual property matters. He was an associate with the law firm of Lochner and Schwenk, and served as a judicial law clerk to a federal magistrate and to a Maryland circuit court judge. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a founding member of SAI, where he was Business Manager and Senior Associate.

Mr. Marryott earned a BA from Stanford University, an MFA in Cinema-Television from the University of Southern California, and a JD from the University of Maryland.

Jeff Soukup is a Partner at Stamos Capital, where he serves as the Firm’s chief financial officer. Mr. Soukup also leads the Firm’s wealth management team. Previously, he was President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of a public media and entertainment company where he led the company’s initial public offering. He has over two decades of experience, with previous positions including serving as California Co-Chair and an economic adviser for a major presidential campaign, co-founder of SAI, venture capitalist with GE Equity and H&Q Technology Partners, management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton, attorney with Kirkland & Ellis, and Legislative Counsel for U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, which included, among other duties, acting as chief economic adviser.

Mr. Soukup received a BA, graduating with distinction and Phi Beta Kappa, and an MA in International Policy Studies, both from Stanford University. He also received an MBA with a concentration in finance and a JD with Honors from the University of Chicago, where he was a member of the University of Chicago Law Review.

Kim Tomsen is a Partner at Stamos Capital, where she serves as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Before joining Stamos Capital, she was Partner at a boutique investment management law practice, where she represented and advised private funds, their respective management companies, and institutional investors and family offices on a wide range of investment management and securities law issues. Prior to her private practice, she practiced investment management law at the firms of Morrison & Foerester LLP in San Francisco, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in New York.

She received a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and an MA from Stanford University. She also received a JD from Columbia Law School. She is a member of the California State Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.

Managing Directors

Kim A. De Lora is a Managing Director on the finance team at Stamos Capital, where she serves as the Firm’s Global Controller. She was previously the Global Financial Controller at Makena Capital Management, where she oversaw the financial operations of Makena’s flagship endowment fund and its private equity funds. Prior to Makena, she was a Director on the Finance Team at Stamos Capital. Previously, she was a Vice President and Controller at C.M. Capital Corporation, a family office investing in real estate and private equity funds. Prior to C.M. Capital, she was the Vice President of Finance at Spieker Properties, Inc., a formerly publicly traded REIT.

Ms. De Lora received a BA in Business and Administration, Accounting and Information Systems Management Options from California State University, East Bay. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Christina Ho is a Managing Director on the investment team at Stamos Capital. She previously worked at Google Inc. in the Financial Planning and Analysis department, where she developed and supported sales initiatives and identified opportunities for user and revenue growth. Prior to joining Google, she was an Associate Consultant, Hedge Fund Specialist with Cambridge Associates, LLC in Menlo Park, where she designed, implemented, and managed hedge fund portfolios for private and institutional clients.

Ms. Ho received a BA with Honors in Economics and Music from Stanford University, an MA in Education, Policy/Organization/Leadership Studies from Stanford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

John Russell (“Russ”) is a Managing Director on the investment team at Stamos Capital. His work includes macroeconomic analysis and outlook, investment management of public equity investments (both direct and through external managers), and wealth management for clients with substantial exposure to those asset classes. His previous employment experiences include President and Chief Investment Officer of J.Bush & Company, Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, and Investment Banking Associate at Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Russell received an AB summa cum laude from Harvard College, JD from the Yale Law School, and MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.