Originally from Brazil, and currently living in Cascais, Portugal, Fernando is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French. Fernando is an International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach, with more than 5 years coaching experience.

Fernando is a certified Executive Ontological Coach (Escuela Europea de Coaching, Spain), and is also certified in Systemic Team Coaching (Academy of Executive Coaching, UK), and the advanced and post-advanced levels of the 6 Team Conditions model and its Team Diagnostic Survey, Levels I, II & III (US). For the past year, Fernando provided pro-bono coaching at the International Coaching Federation Coaches for Good Initiative, and has also provided pro-bono executive and team coaching for companies in Brazil, struggling with the COVID—19 crisis.

Prior to becoming a coach, Fernando had a successful career in banking in São Paulo and New York City, USA.