Rui Lopes

Rui founded OM Academy & Mind Spa in 2022, after a 20-year career in investment banking, at JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch in London and as head of the Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions advisory team at BPI, followed by 5 years as a senior business manager. Rui graduated from Porto Economics University and concluded the MBA from London Business School in the Dean’s List.

Rui has always been a passionate practitioner of various sports: Crossfit, kitesurfing, skiing, running, hiking, swimming, cycling and tennis. Started yoga and meditation in 2011 after a near burn-out episode, and these practices became a key part of mental wellbeing, to develop a lighter and calmer approach to professional challenges and demands.

OM Academy project reflects his belief in a 360º approach to personal development – physical, emotional and mental – to build a life with more meaning, energy and purpose, at peace with oneself and the others.