Manuel Ferreira da Silva is a Portuguese businessperson who has been the head of 7 different companies and currently is Chairman for BPI Private Equity - Sociedade de Capital de Risco SA, Chairman-Supervisory Board for Cerealis Moagens SA and Chief Executive Officer of Banco Português de Investimento SA (Spain).

He is also on the board of 7 other companies.

In the past he held the position of Member of Strategic Committee at Inter-Risco - Sociedade de Capital de Risco, SA, Chairman-Supervisory Board for Cerealis - SGPS SA, Assistant Director at Navy's Centre of Operational Investigation, Chief Executive Officer of Banco Português de Investimento SA (Broker), Director at BPI Gestão de Activos SGOIC SA, Chairman of Faculdade De Economia Da Universidade Do Porto and Professor at the University of Porto.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Porto and an MBA from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.