About
Caio Costa is a business executive with over 30 years of experience in strategic and capital markets advisory for corporations and entrepreneurial ventures. He serves as a non-executive board member at Grupo Odilon Santos and maintains expertise in P&L management, startup scaling, turnarounds, and strategic planning. He is fluent in Portuguese and English, with conversational Spanish proficiency.
Experience
- Grupo Odilon SantosNon Executive Board Membercurrent2023 — presentGoiânia, Goiás, Brazil
- UNICOBA_Non Executive Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- FORS Capital PartnersManaging Partner | Co-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- PetroReconcavoNon Executive Director - Alternate Board Membercurrent2021 — presentMata de São João, Bahia, Brazil
- Sociedade Hípica PaulistaDirectorcurrent2014 — presentGreater São Paulo Area
- NomuraManaging Director - Chief Country Officer Brazil2018 — 2022Greater São Paulo Area
- BI&P - Banco Indusval & PartnersManaging Partner - Head of Investment Banking2016 — 2018Greater São Paulo Area
- Nomura SecuritiesHead of Natural Resources and Infrastructure - Brazil2014 — 2016Greater São Paulo Area
- Deutsche BankDirector2009 — 2012Greater São Paulo Area
- Inspire Capital PartnersFounding Partner2009
- ING BankDirector2005 — 2009
- Deutsche BankAssociate2003 — 2005São Paulo, Brazil
- Brasil Telecom S.A.Strategic Planning Manager2002 — 2003
- UBS Investment BankAssociate2001 — 2002
- Arthur Andersen & Co.Senior Auditor / Consultant1995 — 1999
Education
- University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessMBA, Business Administration1999 — 2001
- Universidade SalvadorBS, Business Administration1992 — 1995
- Colégio Anchieta1990 — 1991
- Escola Pan Americana da Bahia1978 — 1990
Skills & more
Board level experienceNon-Executive DirectorCapital Raising22Investment Banking50Capital Markets21Valuation23Trading1Mergers5Mergers & Acquisitions47LBO4Equities6Investments7
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Financial AdvisoryPrivate EquityDue DiligenceInvestor RelationsM&A experienceFinancial ModelingStructured FinanceCorporate FinanceManagementStrategic PlanningAlternative InvestmentsRestructuringLanguages English · Portuguese · Spa
- Brazilian Financial Managers for Structured Funds Certificate - CGE — ANBIMA Certificação e Educação
- Brazilian Financial Professionals Certificate CPA-20 — ANBIMA Certificação e Educação
- Series 24 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
- Series 63 — FINRA
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Same school
Also attended University of Virginia Darden School of Business98
Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Daniel LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Rajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersRob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcKwame UlmerVenture Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health
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Shared employers
Also worked at UNICOBA_1
Also worked at Deutsche Bank422
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment Group
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Also worked at ING Bank26
Gorkem KoseogluCEO and Co-Founder of Prometa.AI at PICUS CAPITALPatrick de LaiveAdvisor at Curiosity VCSanchayan ChakrabortyPartner at Aavishkaar Venture Management Services Private LimitedJan-Niek de GrootPartner and Fund Manager at VOC Capital Partners B.V.Kim de BoerPartner at Brightlands Venture PartnersDouglas RussellManaging Partner at MassMutual Ventures
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Also worked at UBS Investment Bank528
Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona
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