Luiz Sorge | President

Luiz has a degree in Engineering with a post-graduate degree in Business Management by the Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation, and also in the Continued Education in Economic Scenarios Program from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP). With 20 years of experience in Asset Management Industries, he joined the BNP Paribas Group in 2001, where he currently is CEO of BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil. He previously worked at HSBC bank and at CCF. He is the vice-president of ANBIMA – Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais (Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities), president of the IDIS Council, and member of the BancoEstado S.A Administradora General de Fondos (BEAGF) – Chile Council. Furthermore, Luiz Sorge has a CFP® certificate.

Maria José De Mula Cury | Vice-president

Maria is a partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She has a degree in Accounting and Economy by PUC-SP. She has also graduated from the International Corporate Governance and Capital Market for Executives Program – BI International. She has over 28 years of experience in external auditing and consultancy in the Brazilian financial market, involving revisions of financial statements prepared in accordance to accounting practices adopted in Brazil, as well as international rules, such as the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). She is responsible for various revisions of internal controls, corporate governance processes, revision and restructure of internal control processes and due diligence works. She is a member of the IBEF – Instituto Brasileiro de Economia e Finanças (Brazilian Institute of Economy and Finance) and of ABBI – Associação Brasileira de Bancos Internacionais (Brazilian Association of International Banks).

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Françoise Trapenard

Françoise is graduated in Business Administration from FEA-USP, with a post-graduation in Management from ESSEC (France) and a Master’s degree in Philosophy from Université de Paris IV (Sorbonne – France). She worked in the Human Resources field for over 20 years and concluded her executive career as the head of social investment in a large corporation. Currently, she serves as an advisor for several civil society organizations, in addition to volunteering in social projects.

Marcel Fukayama

He is an impact entrepreneur and Global Policy Head at B Lab. Co-founder of Sistema B Brasil and Din4mo. He is involved in new economy initiatives and inequality reduction efforts. He holds a degree in Business Administration, an MBA, and a Master’s in Public Administration from LSE. He is a member of the Presidential Advisory Board.

Marcos Kisil

Marcos is a founder, member of the Council and Senior Analyst at IDIS. He previously acted as Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, being responsible for the program and strategical development of the foundation. He is a doctor with a degree from the Medical Department of University of São Paulo, and dedicated himself to the management field, having a doctorate in Business Management from the George Washington University, Washington D.C – USA with a scholarship from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. He was also a consultant of the Pan-American Health Organization. He currently exercises academic activities as a tenured professor at the University of São Paulo, Public Health Department, and is a member of SAVE Brasil – an affiliate of Bird Life International, MacDonald Institute, IDEAH Foundation and of the Jewish Museum of São Paulo. He was founder and president of the Council at GIFE – Grupo de Instituto, Fundações e Empresas (Institute, Foundation and Business Group), and founder and member of the WINGS – Worldwide Inititative in Grantmaking Support Council. Superintendent Director at the WCF/Brasil Institute and of the Maria Cecília Souto Vidigal Foundation. Marcos Kisil is a senior fellow of Synergod and of Beltsmann, and a member of the editorial council of Alliance Magazine. Author of many books, among which “Comunidade: Foco de Filantropia” (Community: Philanthropy Focal Point) and “Investimento Social Privado e Tendências do Investimento Social na América Latina” (Private Social Investment and Social Investment Tendencies in Latin America). He is also the author of many articles in national and international publications on philanthropy and social investment.

Maria Helena Bragaglia

Partner in the areas of Conflict Resolution, Consumer and Retail, and Wealth and Succession Structuring at Demarest, she is an expert in Civil Procedure Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas. At Demarest, she represents both domestic and foreign companies in judicial and administrative disputes involving civil, commercial, and consumer-related matters. She also advises clients on the drafting of wills, donation contracts, and judicial procedures for changing property regimes, among others. She volunteers at Casa do Pequeno Cidadão and Projeto Amor de Pet.

Rodrigo Pipponzi

Graduated in Business Administration from FGV-SP, with specializations from Stanford and Harvard universities in the USA, he is the co-founder of Editora MOL, a social impact business that, in partnership with retail networks, has donated over R$ 60 million to dozens of social organizations. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of the MOL Group, is the founder and advisor of the ACP Institute and the MOL Institute, and is a member of the sustainability committee at Raia Drogasil. In 2018, he was elected Social Entrepreneur of the Year by Folha de São Paulo, and in 2019, he received the Social Entrepreneur award from the Schwab Foundation, an organization associated with the World Economic Forum. He was honored with the Trip Transformadores award in 2020 and named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2023 by EY.

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Cláudio Sertório | President

Cláudio is a Member Partner of the following committees at KPMG Brazil: Executive Committee; Operational Committee; Financial Committees; Tax Committee; Risk Committee; IT Committee; Data Privacy Committee; Innovation Committee; ESG Committee; Chair of the Partners’ Remuneration Committee, and Member of the Deliberative Council of KPMG Prev. He holds degrees in Economics (1994) and Accounting Sciences (1999), both from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC. Cláudio Sertório is a Certified Counselor by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC), class 100. He is also a Coordinator and member of the Banking Working Group – GT1 – at the Brazilian Institute of Accountants (IBRACON), and an accounting instructor at the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).

Guilherme Amorim Campos da Silva

Guilherme is currently a postdoctoral researcher in Economic and Financial Law at the University of São Paulo, he holds a Ph.D. in Constitutional Law, a Master’s degree in State Law, and a Bachelor’s degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. With over 25 years of experience as a university professor, he guides Master’s and Ph.D. theses on topics related to access to justice, business, and sustainability.

He is currently a member of the Constitutional Law Committee and the Special Committee on Notarial Law and Public Registers at OAB/SP (São Paulo State Bar Association). He is also part of the Working Group on the Secular State at the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC). Additionally, he serves as a board member of the Gol de Letra Foundation and the Padre Anchieta Foundation/TV Cultura.

Viviane Elias Moreira

More than 15 years of experience in risk management, internal controls, and corporate resilience (crisis management and business continuity). Currently, she is the Head of Governance and Compliance at Circular Brain, a business professor with a purpose, startups one, and corporate training at FIAP, a professor in the MBA in ESG course at Ibmec RJ/Exame Academy, Ibmec SP, and PUC Minas Digital Education. Certified in the 6th class of the IBGC Board Diversity Program, 2nd class of the Board of Directors Training Program of the Business Initiative for Racial Equality by IBGC and B3, 1st class of the Conselheiras 101 board training program, associated with WCD (Women Corporate Directors), certified with MBCI-Master Business Continuity Certificate by the Business Continuity Institute, ISO 27002 (Information Security and Controls), ITIl v4, and Cobit 4.1. Co-author of the book ESG – The Green Swan and Stakeholder Capitalism (1st and 2nd editions) and columnist for careers and business at Mundo Negro and WOMEN TO WATCH of Meio & Mensagem. She is active in employee affinity groups and working groups focused on gender and race D&I, such as the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) and Cnesg. Recognitions: Inspiring leadership at Amil, finalist in the gender diversity group All for Women at the Chambers Law Colombia awards – LAC category; finalist in the racial diversity group Melanina at the Racial Equality Award.