Hope Mago

Senior Partner

Hope joined HCAP Partners in May 2009. Hope is responsible for originating, structuring, closing and monitoring portfolio investments and investor relations. In addition, he is responsible for developing and implementing the firms impact investing initiatives since joining the firm and contributes to thought leadership in the impact investing space including HCAP’s participation as a founding network member of the Global Impact Investing Network “GIIN” and a founding member of Impact Capital Managers “ICM” and the firms selection as an Impact Assets 50 Emeritus member. Hope is currently a board member at Integrated Diagnostic Services, BetterNight and Apprio and and is an observer at Puzzle Healthcare, Chordline and Myndshft.

Prior to joining HCAP Partners, Hope worked as an Analyst at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe where he was involved in economic policy formulation and supporting policy initiatives under the Exchange Control Division. 

Hope is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Impact Capital Managers, a network that brings together the general partners of market-rate funds deeply committed to impact investing in the United States, collectively representing over $100 billion in impact-focused capital. Hope has also worked an Advisory Committee Member of Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) San Diego, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit funding organizations, which has deployed $243 million in capital into San Diego’s low income communities and a board member for the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce.

Hope earned an International MBA from the University of San Diego and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and banking from the University of Zimbabwe.