Joao Simao

Joao Simao is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience at Santander since August 1994, currently serving as Managing Director and Global Head of Sovereign Wealth & Pension Funds, Digital Solutions and Tech Investment Banking Group, Financial Sponsors Coverage, and Head of M&A Europe. Additionally, Joao Simao held leadership roles in investment banking and structured finance at Banco Santander Negocios in Portugal. Prior to Santander, Joao Simao was a university lecturer at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics from October 1993 to June 2007, specializing in corporate finance. Joao Simao began their career in the Research Department at Millennium bcp in early 1994. Joao Simao earned a cum-laude Licentiate degree in Business Administration from Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics.