Pedro Carvalho

Pedro is the CEO of Generali Tranquilidade, the 2^nd largest non-life insurance company in Portugal.

He is also a member of the company Board of Directors and in 2024 was appointed Board member of the National Postal Bank.

Additionally, Pedro is a Finance Professor in national and international business schools, namely Nova SBE – School of Business and Economics, and INSEAD.  

He spent 14 years at McKinsey & Company, having left as Senior Partner and Head of Corporate Finance and Strategy for EMEA. He started his career in Investment Banking at Santander, and later at Goldman Sachs. 

Before joining Tranquilidade in 2015, Pedro worked as Executive Director at Sonae Group, overseeing the foreign operations in Spain, Germany, France, South Africa and the US. 

Throughout his professional career he worked in three continents: North America, Europe and Africa. His experience covers areas like finance, risk management, capital markets, strategy, marketing, sales and organization. 

Pedro holds an MSc in Business Administration from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, an MBA by INSEAD, and a PhD from Harvard Business School.