Jose Alexandre Borges has over 25 years of experience in general management, finance, investment banking, and private equity positions in Latin America, having worked with Exxon Mobil, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Tarpon Investimentos, Cremer, and BRF, among others.

At BRF, he led Latin America’s operations as regional CEO and served as global CFO, leading the creation of OneFoods, the largest Muslim halal company, and Banvit Acquisition, the leading poultry company in Turkey.

As Executive VP at FS Bioenergia, he currently leads the commercial and financial divisions.  He is also an active investor and supporter of start-up ventures in biotech (Global Biotecnologia), edtech (Essia), and agtech (GlobalYeast), among other initiatives.

He has an undergraduate degree in economics from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York.