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Cristina Junqueira was 30 years old in 2013 when she cofounded Brazil-based Nubank, now the world's most valuable digital bank.
She ran Brazilian bank Itaú's largest credit card division before leaving the job to start Nubank alongside cofounders David Vélez and Edward Wible.
A trained engineer, she also holds an MBA from Northwestern University.
She became a billionaire when Nubank debuted--as Nu Holdings--on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2021 at a valuation exceeding $50 billion.
She owns nearly 3% of Nubank.
Cristina is the co-founder and also VP of Branding and Business Development at Nubank. She started her career in Strategic Consulting at BCG (Boston Consulting Group). Prior to Nubank, she worked for many years at Itaú Unibanco dealing with Product and Marketing for the bank’s consumer loan and credit card businesses. Cristina holds an EngineeringBachelor degree and a Master degree from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and also an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Cristina was nominated one of the most powerful women in Brazil by Forbes Magazine in 2016 and 2017, and in 2016 she also received an award from Claudia, the most important female-focused award in Latin America, in the Business category.
