Deborah is the third generation to lead an eight-decade multi-national real estate development and asset management business that was founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the Chief Executive Officer of her family’s single-family office, Servenco Management Inc., based in Old Greenwich, CT. Since joining the family office in 2011, Deborah has focused on international trust and estate planning, corporate restructuring, family governance, and modernizing internal financial reporting platforms. She co-manages a U.S. real estate portfolio that has acquired commercial and multi-family assets in Denver, CO and Dallas, TX. She leads her family’s philanthropic foundation and serves on the board of their Rio de Janeiro based foundation, Instituto Rogerio Steinberg, which has received awards from the United States Department of State.

Prior to joining the family office, Deborah was a litigator with a focus on commercial and employment law. She received her B.A. from Duke University with highest distinction and her J.D. from The George Washington University School of Law. She earned a Certificate in Private Wealth Management from the Wharton School, Institute of Executive Education.