Renato Garcia is the co-founder and Managing Director of Salamanca Group’s Natal office in Brazil and is responsible for managing investment and advisory operations in Brazil, including deal sourcing, project delivery and business development.Since 2008 Renato has played a key role in forming one of the leading investment and advisory firms in North East Brazil. He is Chairman of the Board of Ecocil Incorporações, a leading Brazilian real estate developer. Prior to Salamanca Capital, Renato was co-founder and Managing Director of RGarcia Consultoria e Investimentos, Natal and a Senior Associate Consultant at McKinsey & Company, Sao Paulo. He has also held a series of government positions as the Secretary of State for Tourism and as Deputy-Secretary of State for Economic Development for Rio Grande do Norte. Alongside these executive roles, Renato has sat as either Chairman (C) or Vice-Chairman (VC) of the Board in a variety of institutions: AGN – RN State Development Bank (VC), PotyGás – Natural Gas Distribution Company (VC), RN State Council for Tourism Development (C), RN State Council for Science and Technology Development (VC), SEBRAE – RN (Board Member). Renato has a degree in Business from the UFRN (Brazil) and an MBA from Texas A&M University and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany).