Gabriela Weiss is a Principal focused on buyout and growth equity investments at Advent International, one of the largest global private equity investors. Since starting her career at Advent in 2012 and earning her MBA from Harvard Business School in 2018, Gabriela has become an integral member of the firm’s business and financial services team, supporting and advancing Advent’s leadership in the wealth management, fintech and financial data sectors.

Gabriela has supported nine transactions across the US and Latin America. Most recently, she led Advent’s minority investment in Fisher Investments (FI), an independent, fee-only investment adviser. Upon closing, Gabriela will serve as an Observer of the FI Board. In 2022, Gabriela supported the USD 2.7 billion take-private of NielsenIQ, which combined with GfK to create a leading global provider of information and analytics in consumer and retail measurement, and now sits on the board of the combined company.

As one of the first female employees across Advent’s Latin America operations, Gabriela has fostered a more inclusive, diverse environment at the firm, including by helping meaningfully expand female representation in Advent’s Latin America-based offices, and supporting new female hires through navigating careers in private equity. Gabriela is a member of Advent’s Latin American Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, and Advent’s Women’s Inclusion Network (WIN) Committee. Furthermore, she is actively involved in ASPire, a women’s sponsorship program that encourages Advent leadership to help cultivate opportunities for future female leaders and helps recruit and train new associates. Gabriela received a BS in Mechanical Aeronautical Engineering from the Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) in Brazil, where she served as a Principal, lieutenant in the Brazilian Air Force.