Paula Jancso Fabiani, CEO of IDIS, has built her career around philanthropy and the culture of giving. She was named to the TIME100 Philanthropy 2026 list, which recognizes the 100 most influential people in philanthropy worldwide, and leads pioneering initiatives such as Brazilian Giving Research (Brazilian pioneer research on individual giving), the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum and the Brazilian Endowment Coalition. In 2020, she won the Social Entrepreneur Award, run by Schwab Foundation and Folha de S.Paulo, one of Brazil´s major media outlets, for the leadership of the Emergency Health Fund – Coronavirus Brazil. In the field of political influence, she contributed to the approval of the federal endowment´s law in Brazil and an early childhood state legislation. Co-author of two books on Endowments and a book on Early Childhood, Paula is the only Brazilian certified in the SROI Level 3 (Social Return on Investment) impact assessment methodology by Social Value UK. Economist graduated from the University of São Paulo, with an MBA from the Stern School of Business – New York University, a PhD in Administration from Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV–SP), and specializations in the country and abroad. She is a co-founder of Catalyst 2030 Brazil and a member of the consulting committees of the Racial Equity Pact, UNICEF Brazil, and the Global Philanthropy Forum.