Benjamin Quadros

I started my career as a systems analyst at Exxon and IBM, earning a Computer Science degree in 1986 and completing Harvard’s OPM program. At 24, I founded BRQ. Now at 56, I’m the BRQ board Chairman, vice-Chairman of BRASSCOM, and a startup investor. A lifelong surfer, I have transitioned to foil surfing and now shred the waves with my foil in Bertonesia, a nickname for my favorite foil surf spot in Bertioga, on the coast of São Paulo.

Where are you from?
Brazil

When were you born?
1967

How old were you when you became a waterman?
12

Which foil disciplines do you practice?
Wingfoil, Surffoil.

What do you love about hydrofoil compared to other watersports?
Freedom

What's your favorite trick or riding style?
Surffoil

Which are your favorite spot for foiling? Why?