Daniel Rodrigues

Daniel Rodrigues has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Daniel currently works at Beam Suntory in the Strategic Investments, M&A, and Corporate Venture Capital department. In addition, they serve as an Alternate Board Member at Mezcal Amarás and is a part of the Finance Committee at Flying Embers.

Previously, Daniel worked at Nomura as a Managing Director, holding various roles such as Country Manager for Brazil and Investment Banking. Daniel was responsible for client coverage, implementing investment banking client coverage strategies, and managing relationships with key consumer companies in the US. Daniel achieved a Top 10 M&A advisor ranking in Brazil.

Prior to their time at Nomura, Daniel was an Executive Director at UBS, specializing in Consumer Investment Banking. Throughout their tenure, they led cross-border M&A transactions, advised on capital structure optimization, and achieved a Top 3 ranking as an M&A Advisor within the consumer sector in Brazil.

Daniel also worked at Kraft Foods as the Director of M&A, where they played a crucial role in presenting and pursuing deals, negotiating purchase agreements, and engaging with global country managers to discuss acquisition opportunities and divestitures.

Earlier in their career, Daniel worked as an Associate in Private Equity at Ibero-American Media Partners/Cisneros Group of Companies and as an Analyst in the M&A Group at Morgan Stanley.

Overall, Daniel Rodrigues has gained extensive experience in strategic investments, M&A, corporate venture capital, investment banking, and private equity throughout their career.

Daniel Rodrigues has an education history that includes a variety of academic achievements. In 2019 to 2020, they attended the Yale School of Management, where they completed an Executive Education program called the Accelerated Management Program. Before that, Daniel obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Nova Southeastern University. Although the specific dates are unavailable, they also received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Political Science from Montclair State University. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including Restructuring Modeling from Wall Street Prep. The exact dates of their certification completions are not provided, but they have also obtained certifications such as Principal - Series 24, Registered Representative - Series 7, and Uniform Securities Agent - Series 63 from various institutions such as FINRA and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.