José “Pepe” Pano is Chairman of Private Equity and responsible for Impact and Return at Vinci Compass. He joined the company in 2009 as a partner in Private Equity strategy. From 2003 to 2008, he worked at Pactual and UBS Pactual, where he led the management of the Nordeste Empreendedor Private Equity fund and the PCP I fund. During his career at Vinci, he was a member of the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies, including Unidas, Pro Infusion, Camarada, and Burger King. Between 2012 and 2016, he served as CEO of Cecrisa (a company acquired by the VCP II fund). Prior to that, he was founder and CEO of LID Group, a venture capital firm focused on South America. He also accumulated six years of international experience as a Principal at Booz & Co. offices in Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Singapore, and Jakarta. In addition, he served as a senior consultant at Accenture and as a financial analyst at Intel Corporation in Oregon (USA). He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and an MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle (USA).