Marcelo Souza

Marcelo Souza is a Partner & Head of Infrastructure Energy Strategy in Brazil. Mr. Souza is primarily responsible for supervising the investments in the energy sector in the Infrastructure business unit. Within Patria Investimentos, Mr. Souza served as CEO of Argo Energia, CFO of CBO Group, and CFO of CPFL Renewables. Mr. Souza is the current Chairman of the Board of Essentia Energia and Arke Energia, and a Board Member at Hidrovias and CBO Group. Prior to joining Patria, Mr. Souza served as Vice President of Business Development at Energy, CFO at Alliant Energy Brasil, and several leadership positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Souza holds a bachelor’s degree in Economy from Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-MG), post-graduation degree in Management and Corporate Finance from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and an MBA from Ohio University.