Adriana Machado is a celebrated woman business leader in Latin America and an outspoken advocate in the impact economy space. She is a former CEO of GE Brazil and founder of the Briyah Institute, a certified B Corp that ignites leaders to transform organizations by applying systems thinking to business. Adriana has served on the Board of Directors of NUVO, a pioneer in pregnancy monitoring, leading a transformation in pregnancy care by providing clinicians and expectant mothers with access to medically-necessary remote pregnancy monitoring anytime, anywhere. She currently serves in the advisory board of Securitas Bio and of DARA Institute US. She is a lead advisor at Kompassium and supports the Brain Health Project, an initiative aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s Disease by promoting brain health and slowing cognitive decline. Adriana became the first woman President & CEO of GE Brazil in 2011. After a 2-year stint as CEO, she served as regional head of Government Affairs & Policy for GE Latin America. Prior to GE, Adriana was Director of Government Relations at Intel Brazil, Director of Strategic Affairs at the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil and a political advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Brasília. She started her career as a research assistant at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), and as a UNDP Consultant at the Strategic Affairs Secretariat of the Office of the President of Brazil.