
António Esteves
CEO and Partner
Antonio has over 28 years of financial services industry experience. He co-founded Fortitude in 2022.
Previously, Antonio was a Senior Partner and Head of Credit and Emerging Markets client franchise at Goldman Sachs. Antonio was also the Country Manager for Italy, Spain and Portugal, overseeing the firm´s investment banking, securities, asset management and private wealth businesses.
Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2008, Antonio was a Managing Director and head of European Credit business (high-grade, high yield, structure finance, ABS, structured credit) client franchise at Merrill Lynch.
Antonio holds a BSC in Business Administration from Católica School of Business and Economics.
Antonio was a member of the Portuguese National U18 Volleyball Team from 1984 until 1988 and a member of the Rugby Absolute National Team from 1992 until 1997.