Education

B.Sc. in Mathematics (1972) and M.Sc. Computer Science (incomplete - 1973) at Pontificia Universidade Catolica – Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ)

Coaching certification at Instituto Ecosocial (Sao Paulo, Brazil 2007); Evidence Based Coaching – Executive and Team Coaching certification at Fielding Graduate University (Santa Barbara, US 2010) and in Career and Life Transitions at the Hudson Institute (Santa Barbara, US 2009).

Adjunct professor at the University of São Paulo (FIA-USP) at their International MBA course, focused on Leadership Development and Coaching courses

Professional experiences

PwC partner (1990 – 1996) – consulting practice leader for the Industrial sector for Brazil.

Ernst & Young partner (1997 – 2000) – consulting practice leader for the Energy Sector for Latin America.

Korn/Ferry Senior Client Partner (2001 – 2007) – industrial executive search practice leader for the industrial sector in Latin America. Introduced the Leadership and Talent Consulting practice in Brazil in 2003, structuring the whole service; assessment, coaching and development, high potential identification and career acceleration, succession planning and others.

Korn/Ferry Senior Client Partner – Miami, USA (2008 – 2009) – Leadership and Talent Consulting practice leader – experiences also in almost all countries in Latin America, the UK, Japan

Ernst & Young Partner, Brazil (2010 – 2015) – Business Development practice leader for Brazil.

Keystone Consulting founding partner (2015 - ) – dedicated to assessment and development of professionals and teams, culture and organization alignment, engagement, succession planning, high potential identification, career coaching. Relevant experiences for Brazilian and multinational organizations (references upon request).

Current Areas of Focus

Senior executive coaching

Coaching for agility, effectiveness and decision making under uncertainty - individuals and teams

Psychological safety for team courage, audacity and risk-taking

Career acceleration for high potential executives

Languages

Fluent and fully able to work in Portuguese (mother tongue), English and Spanish.