M4E Lithium is one ofBrazil's largest lithium exploration companies, holding over 110,000+ hectares ofmineral rights in areas bearing high lithium potential.
• Co-founded and grew M4E Lithium from the ground up to a team of45 with three field offices, and operations across Brazil with a vast110,000+ hectares portfolio in prime lithium-rich areas.
• Leading negotiator to a $10M Series A fundraise with the world's largest lithium royalty company, and to a 10+year strategic funding partnership with a top-5 global mining company, supporting lithium exploration for years to come.
• Designed and managed all financial and administrative operations, including budgeting, suppliers, accounting, treasury and HR to support scalable growth and execution.

VR Investments is a multi-billion-dollar family office with a global direct investment presence in New York and São Paulo. Held responsibility for private investment recommendations and execution in Latin America, and contributed to the investment thesis for VR Benefícios, a fintech with over 1,000 employees, 3 million monthly active users, and an annual growth rate of20-35%.
• Co-led a high-value fundraising initiative with a top-5 global sovereign fund, and developed a strategic repositioning that increased the company's valuation from U$400M to U$900M.
• Appointed as Head of Planning and Control and Secretary to the board and executive committees, overseeing key decisions and execution, and reporting directly to the CEO/Chairman in New York. During my tenure, the company grew from 400 to 1,000 employees, the user base expanded from 1 million to 3 million monthly active users and revenues multiplied organically by 2,5x.
• Co-led a 20-year joint venture agreement with Latin America

CoveView is a Private Equity shop operating in the US middle market segment. Identified and evaluated acquisition opportunities in industrial companies with revenues up to $500M, and as a board observer, analyzed and valued a former largest global textile manufacturer, deriving a price contrary to analyst consensus through a detailed bottom-up methodology.

Tarpon was Brazil's largest independent, equity-only investment firm, managing $4 billion in assets with a 33% IRR (net of fees) since inception. Developed an investment thesis for a leading entertainment company and provided strategic support to the investment team across multiple projects.

Anglo American is a top-5 global mining conglomerate with a $30-50 billion market cap, and its Niobium and Phosphate business held key, but undervalued, assets in Brazil. Advised the CEO in Brazil and executive leadership team based in London (U.K.) throughout the exit.
• Coordinated the process between consulting, banking, and legal teams in valuing the assets contrary to the market leading to further investments in the units.
• Formulated investment strategy and Co-led an 800-person portfolio management team to deploy $350M and double the business unit.
• After the cycle of investment and expansion, the business unit were sold for $1.5B.

Advised multinational industrial, financial, consumer retail, and beverage companies on M&A strategy, product expansion, and regional business development. Facilitated new engagements for the Sao Paulo office, connecting management to new projects and CTO's from 20 of the largest banks in South America.
• Defined the 5-year growth plan of a local hedge fund expanding its investment platform globally.
• Built an acquisition-roadmap that enabled one of Brazil's largest breweries to complete 5 mergers on the high-growth premium beer market.
• Recommended a post-merger procurement strategy for a top-3 retailer in Latin America that created $80M in savings.
• Identified $300M in bottom line impact in a post-merger strategy for a top-3 bank in Latin America.

Buscapé was an tech startup with over 500 million annual visits sold in Brazil's third-largest internet deal at the time for $320M. As Business Development Manager reporting to the CEO/Co-Founder, I launched a new business unit that generated a profitable revenue stream within six months, and restructured another business unit's systems and commercial strategy, doubling its client base without added capital investment.