Rodrigo Abreu is the Digital Infrastructure Operating Partner at Patria Investments in Brazil, overseeing the investments and new theses in the data centre and telecommunications segments. Previously, Abreu held the positions of CEO/President at Oi Telecom SA, Quod, TIM Brasil, Cisco Brasil, Cisco CANSAC, Nortel Brasil, Promon Tecnologia and Promon IP. He started his career at the Promon Group, and also held a summer associate position at the Silicon Valley office of McKinsey and Co. Abreu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Campinas, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also currently a board member at Winity Telecom (a Patria-invested company) and at EMS/Grupo NC, a pharmaceuticals company.