José Tiago Silva

Partner, Hospitality
Tiago is a Partner at Explorer Investments – Hospitality and Real Estate business area, and is a member of the Investment Committee and Board of Directors. He now leads the advisory team and serves as a board member for portfolio companies, while also contributing to acquisitions in other funds, such as the Explorer Real Estate Fund and Explorer Hospitality Fund.

EXPERIENCE

He was part of the team that founded Discovery, leading over 40 acquisitions that resulted in a portfolio worth over €600M. From 2005 to 2012 Tiago was a consultant at McKinsey & Co., having developed and led several strategy, corporate finance and operational change projects in Portugal, Africa and Latin America, particularly in the energy, infrastructure and financial sectors.

EDUCATION

He has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a degree in Economics from Faculdade de Economia do Porto.