About us​

Sharp strategies built for the bold

Ambitious, purpose-driven founders choose Portico Advisers when they need an honest partner who can cut through complexity and provide strategic clarity.

Through first-principles thinking and deep domain expertise, we construct customized solutions that enable our clients to achieve their business objectives.

Our ethos

Portico is a values-driven organization.

We build long-term partnerships with clients who share our commitment to ethical business practices that elevate human dignity.

Value creation > value extraction

Build something that increases the general welfare. Riches can be made in value extraction, but we reject doing well at the expense of others.

Spread dignity.

Intellectual curiosity

Ideas animate people to do great things. We believe in the power of ideas, contextual and interdisciplinary thinking, and open exchange.

Read, ask questions, and contribute your thoughts.

Intergenerational equity

We share Edmund Burke’s belief that the social contract is, “a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.”

Practice stewardship.

Our priority themes

Portico works with entrepreneurs and investors active across numerous sectors. We are particularly energized by four themes:

Leadership

Every client gets direct access to Portico’s Founder

Our name

Portico Advisers takes its name from the porticoes of Bologna, Italy, a majestic medieval city where the company’s founder made transformational friendships and memories.

It also emphasizes two foundational truths about our brand: our role as a pillar supporting our clients’ success, and our commitment to building strategies and relationships that endure the test of time.