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With more than 20 years of experience in strategic management of innovation and science and technology (S&T) public policies, the Business Administrator and Master in Scientific and Technological Policy from UNICAMP is a leader in the development of innovation ecosystems in Brazil.Conducted prospective studies to support the decision-making process of public policies of the Ministry of Science, Technologies and Innovations (MCTI) and a project to evaluate the results and impacts of the support programs of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). ).A strategist, he participated in the design and development of one of the main business movements for innovation in the country, Mobilização Empresarial pela Inovação (MEI), having led the implementation of 25 Innovation Hubs in all regions of Brazil, empowering more than 100.000 in innovation management. Creator of the National Innovation Award (CNI-SEBRAE) and the INOVA Talents Program (IEL-CNPq). He was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (FNDCT-MCTI). As director of the Technological Research Institute of the State of São Paulo (IPT), he led the process of designing and structuring the IPT Open Experience, the first innovation district in Brazil. He served as Superintendent of the Euvaldo Lodi Institute of the State of Espírito Santo (IEL-ES) and in the Executive Secretariat of Mobilização Capixaba pela Inovação (MCI).With passages in the United States and Canada, he has extensive experience in international startup development practices, having been director of The Global Startup School, a school of entrepreneurship and innovation, and mentor of the Launch Academy accelerator in Vancouver/BC.Founding partner of INDEXTECH Consultoria Empresarial, specialized in developing strategies to protect, create and capture value through impact innovation and ESG. He is also a founding partner of MR2 Participações, a company specialized in structuring Venture Builders.Consultant for the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service of Espírito Santo (SEBRAE-ES) in the coordination of pre-acceleration and acceleration projects for 250 innovative businesses in the state of Espírito Santo. He strategically contributes to the structuring of the Innovation City of Vitória coordinated by the Federal Institute of Education of Espírito Santo (IFES).With this extensive background, I am always seeking new challenges and opportunities to contribute to the development of innovation ecosystems and promote economic and social growth.

Listed skills include Innovation Management, Open Innovation, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, and 45 others.