Pedro Lapenta

Pedro Lapenta is our Head of Research. He holds a BA in Business Administration from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) in SP and an MBA in Finance & Investments from Columbia Business School in New York. Pedro has over 15 years of professional experience, having worked for major financial institutions such as Santander, Citigroup and JP Morgan. Before joining Hashdex, he was Head of Equities and co-portfolio manager at Mar Capital (private investment vehicle in Brazil). Previously, he was a partner and equity analyst at Teorema Capital. At Citigroup, Pedro was a capital markets associate, and at JP Morgan, he was a currency and fixed income trader for Brazilian markets. Pedro is a technology enthusiast and has been involved with crypto and blockchain since 2018.