Gustavo Montezano

Gustavo Henrique Moreira Montezano (born 25 September 1980) is a Brazilian economist and businessman who served as the president of the Brazilian Social and Economic Development Bank from 2019 to 2023.

Gustavo Montezano
Chairman of the Brazilian Development Bank
In office 17 June 2019 – 1 January 2023
Appointed by	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Joaquim Levy
Succeeded by	Aloizio Mercadante
Personal details
Born	Gustavo Henrique Moreira Montezano (1980-09-25) 25 September 1980 (age 45) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Education	Military Institute of Engineering (BE) Economy and Finances School of Ibmec (MEc)
Profession	Engineer, economist

Early life

He earned a Master of Economics at Ibmec University and Bachelor of Engineering at The Instituto Militar de Engenharia.^[1]

Career

He was a partner of Banco Pactual, for which he acted as Executive Director for commodities and previously was responsible for the credit area, re-insurance, and project finance. He started his career as an analyst of Banco Opportunity in Rio de Janeiro.^[2]

Presidency of BNDES

Joaquim Levy resigned on 16 June 2019, because of a controversy involving President Jair Bolsonaro and the nominee for Director of Capital Markets, Marcos Barbosa Pinto. Marcos Barbosa Pinto was the chief of staff for Demian Fiocca, President of BNDES during the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration.^[3] He was invited to serve as president of the bank.