Manuel Puerta da Costa

President of APAF – Portuguese Association of Financial Analysts.

Executive Member of the Board of BPI Gestão Ativos, a Portuguese asset management company; strategy and supervisory functions in Real Estate Assets (Funds and Pension Funds), responsible for defining and implementing the investment policies from Open Funds, Closed Funds and Real Estate Management portfolios.

Previously, Executive Member of BPI Vida e Pensões, a Portuguese leading life-insurance company; Banco BPI, Private Banking Head of Investments and Head of Investment Committee for High-Net-Worth Segment; Banco BPI, Deputy Director responsible for equity research in Portugal; Managing Director responsible for privatization operations and capital dispersion on the stock exchange (IPOs) led or participated in by BPI.

CFA – Chartered Financial Analyst, from CFA Institute (Charlotsville, USA).

Economics Degree (5 years “Licenciatura”) at FEP, University of Porto.