António Borges

António Mendo de Castel-Branco do Amaral Osório Borges (18 November 1949 – 25 August 2013) was a Portuguese economist and banker. He was also a Managing Director and International Adviser of Goldman Sachs.

Biography

Early years to year 2000 Borges was born in Ramalde, Porto. He received his bachelor's degree in economics from the Technical University of Lisbon in 1972, and his master's degree from Stanford University. In 1980 he received his Ph.D in Economics from Stanford University. Later Borges taught at INSEAD. He returned to Portugal in 1990, where he served as Vice Governor of the Banco de Portugal while teaching at the Nova School of Business and Economics at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. While Vice Governor of the Banco de Portugal, Borges took a leading role in the liberalization of Portugal's financial system. From 1993 to 2000 Borges served as a director and dean at INSEAD.

2000 to 2010 In 2000 Borges relocated to London, where he became Executive Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs International, responsible for Strategy, Investment Banking and Leadership Development. In this period Borges was a Director of Citibank Portugal, BNP Paribas, Petrogal, Sonae, Jerónimo Martins, Cimpor, Vista Alegre, Novartis Venture Funds, CNP Assurances, Banco Santander de Negocios, Caixa Seguros, Scor, S.P.G.S and Heidrick & Struggles. Borges left his post as Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs International in 2008, while continuing as a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc and as an International Advisor of Goldman Sachs.

On 25 August 2013, Borges died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 63.