Pedro Moreira Salles is a Brazilian businessman, the billionaire Co-Chairman of the Board of Itaú Unibanco (NYSE: ITUB), Brazil's largest private bank, and a key patriarch of the Moreira Salles family fortune. His wealth is generational, tied to the financial empire founded by his late father, Walther Moreira Salles (d. 2001), a legendary Brazilian banker and diplomat.

Moreira Salles holds a B.A. in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC) and an M.A. in International Relations from Yale University. His career is defined by generational stewardship and executive leadership in the financial services sector. His structural role is tied to managing the family's assets, focusing on long-term stability and financial governance.

• Itaú Unibanco (Co-Chairman of the Board): The core publicly traded asset, Brazil's largest private bank and one of the largest financial institutions in Latin America.
• Family Governance: He and his three brothers control the family's majority stake (along with the Setubal family).
• Investment Strategy: His philosophy is rooted in long-term asset hold, financial prudence, and strategic consolidation in the highly competitive Brazilian banking market.
• Cultural Patronage: He is actively involved in the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS), a major Brazilian cultural institution (dedicated to photography, literature, and cinema).

Pedro Moreira Salles's strategic leadership involved managing the immense Itaú Unibanco empire. His structural contribution is immense: orchestrating the 2008 merger of Itaú and Unibanco, creating Brazil's largest private bank—a pivotal move that consolidated his family's financial power. He served as Chairman of Unibanco before the merger and Co-Chairman of the Board of Itaú Unibanco thereafter.

His structural contribution is tied to the successful generational transition and stable private control of a critical Brazilian financial asset. His wealth is secured by the colossal, long-term, stable profitability of the Latin American financial services sector.

Pedro Moreira Salles's social impact is structural, stemming from Itaú Unibanco's role as a massive employer and foundational provider of essential banking and financial services in Brazil. His profound philanthropic contribution is to Brazilian culture and the arts: the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS) is a major structural contributor to cultural preservation and public access in Brazil. His personal philanthropy supports various community and educational initiatives.

His structural contribution is tied to the successful generational transition and stable private control of a critical Brazilian financial asset.

Pedro Moreira Salles maintains the professional, composed style of a financial executive. His attire is consistently formal and high-quality, favoring tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects serious authority and stability, typical of a leader in the global financial sector.

Residing in São Paulo, Brazil, his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to financial governance, strategic investment, and cultural patronage.