Former Managing Director Partner, BTG Pactual
São Paulo, Brazil
Bruno Amaral is a former Partner and Managing Director at BTG Pactual, Latin America’s largest investment bank, where he served as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and COO of its Investment Banking Division. Over a 25-year career in financial services, he worked with leading Latin American investment banking teams at Credit Suisse, Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup), and BNP Paribas, based in São Paulo, New York, and Paris.
Bruno holds a BA in Economics from The School of Economics, Business and Accounting (also known as FEA-USP). Reflecting on the opportunity to study at a leading public university in Brazil, he co-founded Sempre FEA in 2019, an alumni-led endowment initiative supporting the long-term development of his alma mater. The fund has since become one of the largest university endowments in the country, contributing to a growing culture of philanthropic engagement in Brazilian higher education.
He is married to Vanessa, an interior designer, with whom he shares a passion for Brazilian contemporary and modern art. Together, they support institutions in São Paulo such as Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM) and MASP. They have two teenage daughters who are passionate about sports, and Bruno shares that enthusiasm as well.