Madalena Godinho Ramos is a Principal at Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, where she has been working for the past 6 years. Madalena was nominated for the 30 under 30 Forbes list, the first female Portuguese for professionals in Finance to get such a distinction. She has worked on more than 60 transactions as a core member of the firm’s European team, being one of the highlights her involvement in the company’s $1b investment in Datasite, the largest unitranche investment in Europe. Currently based in London, Madalena has previously worked at Morgan Stanley in London and also McKinsey and BBVA in Lisbon. She holds an MSc. in Finance from Imperial College London and a BSc. in Economics from Nova SBE.

Pedro Godinho Ramos is a Director at KKR Global Impact, the firm’s dedicated private equity strategy to invest in businesses delivering solutions to significant societal challenges. He joined KKR in 2020 and serves as a member of the Global Impact Investment Committee, the Portfolio Management Committee and KKR’s ESG taskforce in Europe. Currently based in London, Pedro has previously worked at Bluegem Capital Partners, Generation Investment Management, Bain Capital and Boston Consulting Group. Pedro holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD, an MSc. in Business Analytics from Warwick Business School and a BSc. in Economics from Nova SBE.