São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Senior CEO, transformation executive, and entrepreneurial leader with 30+ years of experience leading complex organizations across energy, mining, consumer goods, social impact, and human capital transformation. Proven track record as CEO, global executive, and board-level leader in multinational corporations and large-scale institutional environments. Currently CEO and Partner at Human SA, a human capital transformation platform focused on converting People & Culture into sustainable competitive advantage through consulting, executive education, and technology. Previously served as CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer of Fundação Renova, one of Brazil’s largest socio-environmental reparation programs, and held global leadership roles at Vale, Whirlpool, and Shell. Recognized for leading complex stakeholder environments, enterprise transformations, ESG strategy, operational excellence, and organizational culture change. Strong experience working with boards, governments, regulators, and communities in high-impact and high-visibility contexts. International academic background including Master’s degree from King’s College London (University of London), executive education at MIT and IMD, and Chevening Scholarship recipient. Engineer from PUC-Rio. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Italian.
Human SA is a transformation platform that helps organizations convert People & Culture into sustainable competitive advantage through consulting, executive education, and technology. Joined initially as Advisory Board Member and later became Partner and CEO, leading the company’s strategic growth and evolution into a scalable transformation platform. - Leading strategic positioning and growth across consulting, executive education, and technology - Leading development of Human+, a SaaS-enabled Culture Operating System designed to make leadership and culture transformation measurable, repeatable, and scalable - Expanding enterprise client portfolio and institutional partnerships - Structuring governance, operating model, and growth strategy - Advancing shared value model aligning employee progress, business outcomes, and social impact Leading Human SA’s evolution from boutique advisory to integrated transformation platform focused on sustainable performance, productivity, engagement, and long-term value creation.
Selected to mentor final-year students in leadership development and global career transitions as part of King’s College London Leadership Mentoring Program. Advising on professional positioning, decision-making, and leadership in complex environments.
Institutional ambassador supporting strategic partnerships, sustainability agenda advancement, and engagement with public and private sector stakeholders.
Served as CEO CSO of one of Brazil’s largest non-governmental, non-profit organizations, responsible for repairing the socio-environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the Fundão dam rupture in Mariana, Brazil. Led an organization managing R$ 38 billion in initiatives benefiting nearly 450,000 people, coordinating a complex stakeholder ecosystem including governments, communities, NGOs, private sector organizations, and regulatory agencies. As CEO, led enterprise strategy, governance, and operational transformation: - Delivered the strongest operational, financial, and safety performance in the organization’s history - Advanced housing resettlement, compensation, environmental restoration, cost reduction programs - Led organizational cultural transformation focused on execution, simplicity, and integration - Strengthened governance model and institutional relationships As CSO, managed socioeconomic and environmental programs exceeding R$ 20 billion: - Built an unprecedented organizational learning and transformation journey - Indemnified over 100,000 individuals in the informal economy, an unprecedented project in Brazil - Led forest restoration program, a R$ 1.7 billion environmental and social transformation initiative - Managed R$ 392 million compensation agreement for 1,600 indigenous families
Senior global leadership role at one of the world’s largest mining companies, leading cross-functional initiatives across procurement, real estate, planning, and market intelligence. Led global teams and complex initiatives across ESG, operational excellence, globalization, people, safety, and reputation. - Led cultural transformation initiatives including the Partilhar program - Served as Culture Influencer supporting enterprise-wide cultural transformation - Supported organizational response and transformation following Brumadinho dam rupture - Led Real Estate turnaround increasing revenues and reducing costs - Delivered supply chain transformation and operational excellence initiatives - Implemented global people development programs - Led global long-range demand planning exceeding USD 100 billion