Academic background​

• PhD in Geography from USP (1994-2000)

• Master's in International Relations from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (2001-2002)

• Master's in Applied Economics from USP (1988-1990)

• Specialization in Early Childhood Development, Harvard University (2013)

• MBA in Finance and Capital Markets, FGV (1987)

• Degree in Law, USP (1994-1998)

• Degree in Agricultural Engineering, USP (1983-1986)
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Professional experience

• Visiting researcher at the Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University

• Member of the Mercosul Chair at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, Sciences Po (2001-2004)

• Executive Director of the Latin American Business Council (CEAL) (1998-2014)

• He took over the position of Director of Special Projects and Director of Strategic International Affairs at the Special Secretariat for Strategic Affairs (SAE) of the Presidency of the Republic (2017-2018)

• Coordinator of the International Strategy Analysis Group on Defense, Security, and Intelligence (DSI), USP

• Policy Fellow at Insper Agro Global

• Conducts weekly analyses on the CNN Brazil website

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Line of research

• Dynamics that shape current geopolitics

• International relations with a focus on Latin America

• Transnational organized crime

• Challenges to democracy in times of uncertainty