Gustavo Montezano | |
Office: | Chairman of the Brazilian Development Bank |
Term Start: | 17 June 2019 |
Term End: | 1 January 2023 |
Appointer: | Jair Bolsonaro |
Predecessor: | Joaquim Levy |
Successor: | Aloizio Mercadante |
Birth Name: | Gustavo Henrique Moreira Montezano |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1980 |
Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Education: | Military Institute of Engineering (BE) Economy and Finances School of Ibmec (MEc) |
Profession: | Engineer, economist |
Gustavo Henrique Moreira Montezano (born 25 September 1980) is a Brazilian economist and businessman who served as the president of the Brazilian Social and Economic Development Bank from 2019 to 2023.
He earned a Master of Economics at Ibmec University and Bachelor of Engineering at The Instituto Militar de Engenharia.[1]
He was a partner of Banco Pactual, for which he acted as Executive Director for commodities and previously was responsible for the credit area, re-insurance, and project finance. He started his career as an analyst of Banco Opportunity in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
Joaquim Levy resigned on 16 June 2019, because of a controversy involving President Jair Bolsonaro and the nominee for Director of Capital Markets, Marcos Barbosa Pinto. Marcos Barbosa Pinto was the chief of staff for Demian Fiocca, President of BNDES during the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration.[3] He was invited to serve as president of the bank.