Pedro Machado is a Member of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism at the European Central Bank since March 2025. From 2020 to 2025, he was Board Member and Director of Resolution Planning and Decisions at the Single Resolution Board.
He has worked in financial regulation and supervision for more than 20 years. He was the Director of Legal Services and Chief Legal Counsel at Banco de Portugal, where he has also previously served as Deputy Director of the Prudential Supervision Department. A Portuguese national, he was the Minister of Finance’s Chief of Staff between 2011 and 2013, and has worked in the European Central Bank and PwC. From 2012 to 2015, Pedro was a non-resident member of the European Investment Bank’s Board of Directors. He holds a law degree from the Lisbon School of Law and has done post-graduate studies in European Law at the European University Institute.
Former positions
- Board Member at Single Resolution Board