Brian Paes-Braga is a Canadian-born entrepreneur, merchant banking executive, and author. Currently, he serves as Managing Partner at SAF Group, a leading structured credit and merchant banking group which builds, invests, finances and advises high growth companies as well as provides flexible and long-term capital solutions to public and private corporations while providing stable returns for investors through its structured credit arm. Since its founding in 2014, SAF has allocated over $3 billion of capital across more than 40 transactions.
Brian was formerly Chair of the Board of Directors of Thunderbird Entertainment, a global multi-platform entertainment company creating award-winning programming for the world’s leading digital platforms, and a former board member of DeepGreen Metals (now known as The Metals Company), which closed a >US$2 billion go-public transaction on the NASDAQ in September 2021 and aims to supply the world with ethical, clean metals harvested from the deep ocean floor. Previously, Brian was Founder and CEO of Lithium X Energy Corp., a lithium resource company which, within 2.5 years, raised approximately $53 million and was acquired in an all-cash deal for $265 million.
Brian sits on the Advisory Council of the International Crisis Group and supports several charities and research groups through his private family foundation, Quiet Cove Foundation. He also authored the recently released book 8: Reflections on Building Business + Balance, an Amazon #1 Best Seller. 100% of the proceeds of 8 will be donated to initiatives supporting the betterment of human mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
