Graduated in Economic Sciences with PUC-MG in 1979, with a postgraduate degree in International Relations from Mary Ward University in London and an extension in INSEAD Advanced Management Programme in Fontainebleau, France. Served as a Senior Manager for Foreign Trade at Lloyds Bank PLC until 1990. He also held the position of Executive Director with Banco Interatlântico from 1994 to 1999. Also, at Banco Mercantil do Brasil he served as Chief Financial Officer between 2007 and 2011.