Mário Almeida
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Global Executive MBA at IESE Business School in Barcelona (Barcelona, Shanghai, New York, Silicon Valley, Accra).
Value Investing Executive Program, Columbia Business School.
Asset Management Executive Program, Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania.
Degree in Economics at Universiade Autónoma de Lisboa.
Part of the founding team of one of the top 5 banks in Angola. Held several senior positions notably as CFO introducing change planning, operational efficiency, financial strategy, and new investments. Early in his career he was a Senior Manager at Arthur Andersen.
Specialization in Financial Strategy, Leadership, Business Transformation, Risk Management, Mergers and Acquisitions (M & A), Digital Transformation, Banking startup and Valuation.
Sérgio Ferreira
CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER
Global Executive MBA at IESE Business School in Barcelona (Stints in Shanghai, New York, Silicon Valley, Accra and Munich).
Degree in International Business Management from Copenhagen Business School (CBS).
Previously the Local Content Manager at Chevron Angola Oil and Gas company. Held senior responsibilities notably in the design and implementation of strategies to introduce local companies in the portfolio of qualified suppliers. Extensively led projects of local capacity-building and process implementation.
SMET in process efficiency and resources optimization.
Eight years of senior experience within highly challenging environments in Leadership and Management capabilities, with expertise in Logistics and Supply Chain, Transformation Through Digitalization, and Compliance.
Miguel Carneiro
CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER
Global Executive MBA at IESE Business School in Barcelona (Barcelona, São Paulo, New York, Silicon Valley, Shanghai).
Post-Graduate in Strategy and Innovation from the University of Oxford.
Undergrad Degree in Aviation Business and Airline Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA.
Head of Alternative Investments at the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Angola (FSDEA), with a successful track record in Investment Strategy and asset allocation. Lead the important and complex rebuilding of the Luanda Waterfront, having simultaneously gained additional experience in emerging markets investing.
Specialized in Investment strategy, Fundraising, Growth Capital and Expansion Capital, Project Management, and Team Leadership.