Bernardo Bonjean is a highly accomplished and influential entrepreneur in the world of FinTech. With over a decade of experience in the financial industry, he has become an expert in developing multi-million dollar portfolios. Bonjean is the founder and CEO of Avante, a leading South American FinTech start-up that focuses on providing financial empowerment to micro-entrepreneurs. His start-up has raised over R$50 million in concessions and is actively disrupting the financial landscape in Brazil. Bernardo is also a passionate impact entrepreneur who advocates for conscious capitalism and believes in using financial initiatives to impact and improve communities.

Bernardo's educational background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management from Universidade Candido Mendes. He has also studied OPM 43 at Harvard Business School.

Apart from Avante, Bernardo has held numerous positions in other organizations. He is the Founder and Chief Growth Officer at METRIX, a former Board Member at LUCRUM, and a former Director at BTG Pactual. Bonjean is also a former Motorcyclist at Rally Dakar.