Directors
Ilona Szabó de Carvalho
Co-founder and President
Robert Muggah
Co-founder and Research and Innovation Director
Barbara Fernandes
Finance and Technology Director
Melina Risso
Programs Director
Team members
Ana Paula Nascimento
Administrative Analyst
André Avrichir
Project Manager
Andrey Cunha
Intern
Carolina Ambinder
Researcher
Carolina Andrade
Advisor
Carolina Taboada
Researcher
Caroline Neri
Administrative-Financial Coordinator
Daisy Bispo Teles
Researcher
Dandara Tinoco
Communication and Content Manager
Daniel Calarco
Advisor
Fernanda Conte
Operations Manager
Fernanda Quevedo
Communication Analyst
Giovanna Kuele
Researcher
Iuri Dantas
Institutional Communication Analyst
Joelma Ferreira
Financial Officer
Justin Kosslyn
Researcher
Julia Marisa Sekula
Researcher
Katherine Aguirre
Researcher
Laura Trajber Waisbich
Researcher
Leriana Figueiredo
Program Manager
Louise Marie Hurel
Researcher
Lycia Brasil
Researcher
Maria Eduarda Pessoa de Assis
Legal Advisor
Marianna Mendes
Intern
Michele dos Ramos
Special Advisor
Natalie Hanna
Project and Partnership Manager
Pedro Augusto P. Francisco
Researcher
Pedro Silva
Data Analyst
Peter Schmidt
Research Fellow
Raquel Miranda
Executive Assistant
Renata Giannini
Researcher
Renata Rodrigues
Press Officer
Raphael Durão
Creative Coordinator
Ricardo Amatucci
Advisor
Sergio Menezes
Communications Analyst
Stephanie Gonçalves
Designer
Talisson Mendes
Project and Partnership Assistant
Terine Husek
Researcher
Thomas Abt
Researcher
Victor Sabino
Intern
Vinicius Santos
Data Analyst
Boards
The Igarapé Institute is committed to the highest standards of transparency and accountability in all of its programs and activities. To help it accomplish its mandate, the Institute is governed by an Administrative Board, a Fiscal Council, an Advisory Board and an Honorary Board. These boards meet regularly in Brazil, and virtually.
Administrative Board
Fiscal Board
Advisory Council
Honorary Board
Bruno Giussani
TEDGlobal curator
Cesar Gaviria
Former president of Colombia
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Former president of Brazil
