Founding partners

Who we are.

Few people. Clear accountability. No hierarchy — everyone thinks and acts as an investor.

PP

CIO, CEO & Partner

Philippe Perdigão

Philippe has over 18 years of experience in public equities across long-biased, global equity and multi-strategy mandates. Before Atta Partners, he co-founded Mar Asset, where he led equities within Mar Absoluto. He was previously a partner at Var Capital and a portfolio manager at Opportunity Asset Management, where he launched and managed Opportunity Equity Hedge and Opportunity Global Equities.

2019–25 Mar Asset - Co-founder, Equities 2016–18 Var Capital - Partner 2007–16 Opportunity Asset Mgmt - PM

Education: Electrical Engineering, PUC-Rio.

Business background: Co-founded Haight Clothing in 2014 and sold it to Shoulder in 2024 — the third-largest female apparel brand in Brazil. Currently a board member of Shoulder.

LR

COO, Data Analyst & Partner

Leonardo Rodriguez

Leonardo has over 17 years of experience in quantitative investing, risk management and financial technology. He spent a decade at NCH Capital, where he developed and traded machine-learning-based quantitative models, and served as portfolio manager of the systematic funds. Earlier, he worked in risk-management roles at SIP Capital and RiskControl/Accenture.

2014–24 NCH Capital - PM 2010–12 SIP Capital - Risk Manager 2008–10 RiskControl / Accenture

Education: Master in Finance, London Business School; Industrial Engineering, UFRJ.

JP

Senior Analyst & Partner

João Pedro Pimenta

João Pedro has experience in equity research, financial operations and investment analysis. Before Atta Partners, he was an equity analyst at Gávea Investimentos, focused mainly on infrastructure and power. He previously worked at BTG Pactual in operations and at Stone Co. in financial operations.

2020–25 Gávea Investimentos - Equities 2019–20 BTG Pactual - Operations 2017–19 Stone Co. - Financial Operations

Education: Mechanical Engineering, PUC-Rio.

RG

Junior Analyst & Partner

Rafael Gral

Rafael is four-time silver medalist of the Brazilian National Math Olympiad and full scholarship recipient under FGV’s Talent Selection Program at FGV-Rio.

Education: Student of Economics, FGV-Rio.