Phil Colaço is a philanthropist and global leader in investment banking who served as CEO and global corporate finance leader at Deloitte Corporate Finance until his retirement in 2023. During his decade at Deloitte Corporate Finance, Colaço helped position the firm as the world’s leading organization in mergers and acquisitions by deal volume for several years.

Prior to joining Deloitte Corporate Finance, Colaço was a managing director and cofounding partner at McColl Partners, following earlier roles at Bowles Hollowell Conner/First Union Securities and Lehman Brothers. Throughout his career, Colaço has advised on numerous high-profile transactions across diverse sectors, including healthcare and professional services, manufacturing, software, postsecondary education, community banking, and consumer finance. His expertise earned him recognition as a Top M&A Investment Banker by Global 50 and as a Charlotte Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree.

Colaço currently serves as a trustee of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Novant Health, and Charlotte Latin School. He is a former board chairman, treasurer, and trustee of Trinity Episcopal School, as well as a former president and member of the Association for Corporate Growth in Charlotte.

Colaço earned a BA in economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA with highest honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.