Rui Barros

Experience

1. Dual Dune LtdCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2025 — presentUAE - Abu Dhabi
2. Gen AlphaFounder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentPortugal
3. IMAGINEIMAGINE Leadercurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
4. ReactionBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
5. YPONetwork Officer - FSN, SBN, Y3icurrent2022 — present
6. ThirdWay PartnersAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
7. Absa Bank MoçambiqueChief Executive Officer2019 — 2022Mozambique
8. Barclays Bank MozambiqueChief Executive Officer2014 — 2019Mozambique
9. Standard BankChief Risk Officer2013 — 2014Mozambique
10. Standard BankHead of Credit2011 — 2013Mozambique
11. BPA - EuropaRisk Officer2009 — 2011Portugal
12. Lehman BrothersDirector - Structured Finance2006 — 2008London, United Kingdom
13. Fitch RatingsCredit Risk Analyst2004 — 2006London, United Kingdom
14. Universidade Católica PortuguesaGuest Lecturer2002 — 2004Portugal
15. EuronextConsultant2001 — 2004Portugal

Education

1. Stanford UniversitySEP - Stanford Executive Program2018
2. INSEADAMP, Leadership and Management2013
3. Universidade Católica PortuguesaMSc, Finance2000 — 2001
4. UTADBachelor of Science (BSc), Economics1995 — 2000

Skills & more

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

• YPO Global Business Impact Leader – Vanguard — YPO
• The Entrepreneurial Edge — London Business School
• Impact Investing in Africa — Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town
• INSEAD - Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption — INSEAD
• Building Digital Partnerships and Ecosystems — INSEAD
• Data and AI Masterclass — Executive Education at Cambridge Judge Business School
• Business Process Design for Strategic Management — MIT Sloan School of Management
• Leading Organisations in Disruptive Times — INSEAD

From Rui's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

PTPeter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDSDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKRKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGTGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended INSEAD668

PCPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundCBChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJHJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSSSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMSMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesEPElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone

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Also attended Universidade Católica Portuguesa42

JGJosé Guerreiro de SousaSenior Advisor at Armilar Venture PartnersJGJoão Gonçalves PereiraAdvisor (Portugal) at CV LabsABAntonio BejaAdvisor (Global) at CV LabsHGHugo Gonçalves PereiraFounder, Venture Partner & IC Member at Shilling VCJCJoão Coelho BorgesFounder & IC Member at Shilling VCRJRicardo JacintoManaging Partner at Shilling VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at IMAGINE7

NBNadav BergerFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VCMBMichiel BakkerAdvisor at 1st Course CapitalKKKees KruythoffExternal Board Member at NicoyaAOAdesuwa Okunbo RhodesInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)PPPaul PolmanAdvisor at Systemiq CapitalMDMarie DewavrinPartner at 50 Partners

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Also worked at YPO163

ACAlex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalJBJeff BergerVenture Partner at FJ LabsRDRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry VenturesRCRob CoppedgeChief Executive Officer at Echo Health VenturesDMDan MalvenVenture Partner at Alpha PartnersTWTien WongTech investor, entrepreneur, and CEO; Chairman & CEO of Opus8

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Also worked at Lehman Brothers198

SMScott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDSDana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftHPHemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersYÖYusuf ÖzdalgaPartner, Head of U.K. & Europe at QED InvestorsSGSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)PTPam TholenHead of Investor Relations at Paradigm

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Also worked at Fitch Ratings10

EAErlinda ArriolaSenior Investment Associate at JLL Spark Global VenturesOYOdette YgaAssociate at Statkraft VenturesSASahil AggarwalDirector, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsSSShashi SrikantanManaging Director at Level Up VenturesMHMichael HtunHead of CLOs and Structured Credit at KartesiaAPAbhilash PaulVenture Partner at Verb Ventures

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