Vedado Capital LLC was created by Carlos Abello in in 2018 to invest in niche opportunities in historically under-served markets and demographics.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the son of Cuban Immigrants, Carlos graduated with a Law Degree from Southern Methodist University following a BA in Economics with Honors from Texas A&M University.  He has worked in Latin America, North America, Europe, and the Middle East for Royal Dutch Shell Group prior to joining Austin Foam Plastics (“AFP) as Executive Director and General Counsel.  

From 2014-2018, Carlos served as the Executive Director and General Counsel to Austin Foam Plastics, a leading global packaging provider and one of Dell Technologies largest and most tenured suppliers.  During this time, AFP, embraced new business analytic tools and implemented change management that embraced its excellence and unique culture, yet allowed to AFP to chart a new future as a leader in protective packaging.  From 2014 to 2018, AFP successfully focused on profitable growth and diversification growing revenue by 35%. This success was a credit to the innovation and drive of many professionals that embraced new ideas and processes.  In 2018, AFP was acquired by Sealed Air Corporation–a long time partner and a Fortune 500 Company.  Carlos served as the lead negotiator for AFP during the sale and as liaison to its Board of Directors.

Overall, Carlos’ experience working with Shell and AFP has exposed him to complex business and legal international and domestic energy and manufacturing issues. Carlos excels in working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines involving complex stakeholder management and developing and executing long term strategies.

At a personal level Carlos is married and has two children. Carlos serves on the board of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Spring Spirit Baseball and leads the Abello Law Firm.