
Meet the
Persevera Asset Management
IN OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
Persevera Asset Management is an asset management firm founded in 2018, with more than R$5 billion under management. Our team is made up of professionals with over 100 combined years of experience in the financial markets, sharing a philosophy built on the constant pursuit of diversification and a process-driven approach to decision-making, aimed at building a modern asset management franchise.
OUR HISTORY
+R$5B
assets under management (AUM)
+7 Years
OF HISTORY
14
PROFESSIONALS
OUR TEAM
Our team has more than 100 combined years of experience in asset management. Our approach is built on teamwork and the free exchange of information, opinions, and ideas.
Guilherme Abbud, CFA, MBA
CEO, Chief Investment Officer and Generalist Portfolio Manager
30 years of experience in the financial markets
Guilherme Abbud, CFA, MBA
He was Chief Investment Officer for Latin America at HSBC. During that period he was named Best Strategist of 2014 by Investidor Institucional magazine and, for three consecutive years, part of the Best Fixed Income Team by Valor Investe. Following the HSBC–Bradesco merger, he was responsible for managing BRAM's multi-strategy (multimercado) funds. He has also worked at institutions such as Hedging-Griffo, ING, SulAmérica, Votorantim Asset and Western Asset. He holds a degree in Business Administration from FEA-USP, a specialization in Finance from FIA-USP, an MBA from INSEAD (France and Singapore), and is a CFA Charterholder.
Vinicius Marujo
Partner and Credit Portfolio Manager
16 years of experience in the financial markets
Vinicius Marujo
He was a Trader and Co-Portfolio Manager at Journey Capital between 2017 and 2023, working directly in the management of private credit and fixed income portfolios across funds and managed accounts. From 2014 to 2016, he was Risk Officer and Trader for the FX coupon, interest rate and cash management books at Ícone Asset. Previously, between 2009 and 2014, he was a Risk Analyst at Gradual Corretora. He holds a degree in Financial Management from FGV/IDT and the CGA certification from ANBIMA.
Luis Fujiwara
Partner, Credit Analyst
8 years of experience in the financial markets
Luis Fujiwara
He was a Credit Analyst at Devant Asset between 2017 and 2023, working in the management of private credit funds and structured real estate and agribusiness funds. Before that, he was an intern at Captiva Engenharia. He is a civil engineer, graduated from the Polytechnic School of USP, and holds the CGA certification from ANBIMA.
Patrícia Campiani
Client Onboarding and Daily Banker
10 years of experience in the financial markets
Patrícia Campiani
She worked in client onboarding and investment fund administration at FINAXIS CTVM, Terra Investimentos, BV Asset and HEMERA DTVM. She holds a degree in Business Administration from Universidade São Judas Tadeu.
Joseane Müller
Investor Relations Manager
16 years of experience
Joseane Müller
She spent the last seven years as Partner and Investor Relations Director at SFA Investimentos. Previously, she worked as an investment advisor at XP Investimentos and began her career in family offices, in the commercial and client relationship areas, at GPS Investimentos and Quadrante Investimentos. She holds a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
Fernando Fontoura, CFA
Head of Equities
21 years of experience in the financial markets
Fernando Fontoura, CFA
He was a senior equity portfolio manager at HSBC Global Asset Management and at BRAM, focused on small caps. During that period, the fund under his management delivered a return 34% above its benchmark, with an Information Ratio of 1.4x, above the industry average. He received the “Citywire AAA Top Manager” award in November 2015. He was an equity analyst and trader at HSBC. He holds a degree in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and is a CFA Charterholder.
Lucca Silva, CFA
Partner and Equity Analyst
7 years of experience in the financial markets
Lucca Silva, CFA
He was an Equity Analyst at Inter Asset, covering the Financials and Basic Materials sectors and taking part in the management of the equity fund. Before that, he was an M&A and DCM Analyst at Imeri Capital, working on transactions across various sectors. He began his career as an intern at Banco Inter. He holds a degree in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and is a CFA Charterholder.
Camila Bittencourt
Partner and Head of Compliance, Regulatory and Risk
26 years of experience in the financial markets
Camila Bittencourt
She was responsible for fiduciary administration and operations at Finaxis, Terra Investimentos and BV. She has worked across various operations areas of investment banks, brokerages, fund administrators and asset managers, such as Bank of America, BNP Paribas Brazil, Santander Brazil and Western Asset Management. She holds a degree in Business Administration from ESAN/FEI.
João Victor Girolneto, CFP
Portfolio Specialist
6 years of experience in the financial markets
João Victor Girolneto, CFP
He worked in investment advisory at Ativa Investimentos and later at XP Inc., where he began as an Allocation and Products Strategist, responsible for the Central-West region. He later worked as a Portfolio Manager at a boutique asset manager, as an Allocation and Products Strategist at Monte Bravo Corretora, and at FAMI Capital. He holds a degree in Business Administration from PUC-GO, the CGA, CGE, CNPI and CFP® certifications, and is a CFA Level III Candidate.
André Sawaya
Real Estate Funds Portfolio Manager
25 years of experience
André Sawaya
He served as partner-director at Propel Investimentos, Brenv Investimentos and Tellus; worked in M&A at ABN AMRO and Santander; and in Project Finance at Rio Bravo Infraestrutura. He holds a degree in Business Administration from FGV SP and completed the OPM program at Harvard Business School. He is a Portfolio Manager licensed by the CVM and holds the CGA certification from ANBIMA.
Rodrigo Dutra Vaz
Partner and Investor Relations
35 years of experience in the financial markets
Rodrigo Dutra Vaz
Before Persevera, Rodrigo was Commercial Director at Fator Administração de Recursos. Previously, he was a Statutory Director of Banco Fator, responsible for the brokerage and private banking businesses. From 2009 to 2016, he was a partner at GPS Planejamento Financeiro — now Julius Baer Family Office — responsible for managing global funds of funds. He holds a degree in Business Administration from FEA-USP and an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
Thales Carmo, CQF
Partner, Managed Portfolios Manager and Quantitative Analyst
7 years of experience in the financial markets
Thales Carmo, CQF
He was a quantitative analyst at XP Inc., responsible for developing factor-based investment models and quantitative analysis. Before that, he was an equity analyst covering the Mining & Steel and Pulp & Paper sectors. He began his career at JGP. He holds a degree in Economics from Ibmec-RJ, the CGA certification from ANBIMA and the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) from the CQF Institute.
Luan Fino
Partner and Risk Manager
14 years of experience in the financial markets
Luan Fino
He led the products and risk team at BRITech. He was founder and Product Manager at MBM Capital, developing trading strategies and innovative financial products. He also taught at the MBA level at FIAP, lecturing on Decentralized Finance and Crypto-economics. He holds a degree in Mechatronics Engineering and an MBA in Financial Engineering from the Polytechnic School of USP.
Lucas Ferreira
Operations Analyst
2 years of experience
Lucas Ferreira
He worked in the back office at BM Corporate and as an Operations Analyst at Warren Investimentos, working on portfolio consolidation and customer experience. He holds a degree in Economics from ESAMC.

