Alberto Fernandes, based in Lisbon, is a consultant in Egon Zehnder’s Consumer, Industrial, Health, and Services Practice Groups. Focusing on strategy, transformation, and leadership impact, he draws on more than 20 years of global experience across strategy, finance, and operations to help organizations identify and develop leaders who can thrive amid complexity. Alberto brings a pragmatic, data-driven mindset to his work, balancing strategic vision with operational execution, aligning stakeholders, and building trust to drive measurable results. He collaborates with clients to unlock potential, accelerate organizational performance, and create lasting value for companies and their communities.
I’m energized by helping organizations discover and develop leaders who thrive in complexity and drive positive change. Collaboration and empathy guide my work, and seeing leaders create lasting impact for their teams and communities is my greatest motivation.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Alberto held several strategy, finance, and operational leadership roles at The Home Depot (Atlanta, USA), especially in e-commerce, retail media, and analytics. Earlier in his career, he led finance and strategy teams at Ahold Delhaize (Boston, USA) and advised on portfolio and growth strategy as part of PepsiCo’s Corporate Strategy Group (New York, USA). He began his career as a consultant at Kearney, serving Clients in Portugal, Spain, and the UK.
Alberto holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in Business Administration from NOVA School of Business and Economics. Passionate about education and community, he has served on school boards in Boston and Atlanta. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, reading, exercising, and traveling.
