Bio

Senior Managing Partner at Patria, Mr. Branco is responsible for Patria’s Infrastructure division and a member of Patria’s Executive Committee. Mr. Branco joined Patria in 2003, initially as Managing Partner responsible for the Advisory Group. In 2006, Mr. Branco spearheaded the entrance of Patria into the infrastructure sector with the creation of ERSA, Patria’s renewable power investment vehicle (Patria’s Infrastructure Fund I). Prior to Patria, Mr. Branco served as an Executive Director primarily responsible for energy and infrastructure financing and as an executive member of the federal government Energy Crisis Committee at the Brazilian National Development Bank (“BNDES”). At the same time, Mr. Branco was also member of the Board of Directors of Vale do Rio Doce and of Eletrobrás. Previously, Mr. Branco led JPMorgan’s investment banking unit in Brazil from 1995 to 2000, assuming the co-presidency of the Brazilian division in 2000. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Branco was CFO and a member of the executive committee at Grupo Caemi. Mr. Branco holds a bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering from Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo (USP).