F ernando Roberto Moreira Salles is a Brazilian billionaire and a member of one of the country's oldest and most powerful banking dynasties. He and his three brothers—Pedro, Walther Jr., and João—are the heirs to the fortune created by their late father, Walter Moreira Salles, who founded Unibanco. Through a massive merger in 2008, Unibanco joined with Itaú to create Itaú Unibanco, the largest private sector bank in Latin America.

The Moreira Salles brothers are the controlling shareholders of the banking giant through their family's holding company, Companhia E. Johnston de Participações. While his brother Pedro is the co-chairman of the bank, Fernando is not involved in the day-to-day management of the family's financial assets. He is a noted filmmaker and documentarian, having directed a number of acclaimed films. He is also, along with his brothers, a controlling shareholder of CBMM, the world's largest producer of niobium, a critical metal used to strengthen steel.