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Managing Partner & Founder

Camilo Sandoval is the founder and Managing Partner of Pacific Square. He previously served as a Senior White House Advisor and a key member of the 45th Trump Administration and the Trump Presidential Campaign from January 2016 to January 2021. More recently, he was an advisor to the 47th Presidential Transition Team.

Camilo served as the Federal Chief Information Security Officer for the United States and was the White House principal advisor in the formulation of federal cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and technology acquisition policy. He oversaw over $120 billion in technology budgeting across all federal agencies, playing a pivotal role in improving national defense acquisition and critical infrastructure defenses.

Prior to this, Camilo served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of Veterans Affairs, leading the technology portfolio for the largest integrated healthcare and financial services organization in the United States. Overseeing a $325 billion enterprise, he transformed VA technology operations, driving innovation and operational excellence to deliver digital healthcare solutions for over 9 million veterans and supporting 380,000 employees. Managing a $4.5 billion technology budget and directing 16,000 IT professionals, he enhanced the department’s efficiency, impact, and service delivery.

Camilo previously led President Trump’s transition team at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, overseeing the confirmation process for the 77th Treasury Secretary and driving the implementation of the President’s Management Agenda within the administration’s first 100 days.

In the early 1990s, Camilo served in the United States Air Force and the National Security Agency, specializing in signals intelligence at Misawa Air Base, Japan, from 1993 to 1998. He later transitioned to Wall Street, spending over a decade in healthcare investment banking, mergers & acquisitions, and risk information management.

Camilo earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Texas and his master’s in business administration (MBA) from Indiana University as a Consortium Fellow.

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