Cristina Sampaio Teixeira, CPA, TEP, MAcc

Cristina Sampaio Teixeira, CPA, TEP, MAcc has extensive experience in international tax management and consulting. Cristina Sampaio is currently the Founder & CEO of ASTRIDE US LLC, a position they have held since October 2021. Prior to this, Cristina was the Founder & Managing Partner of 2A International Tax Advisors, a role they held since April 2018. Cristina Sampaio also served as an International Tax Manager at Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants from September 2016 to March 2018. In addition, Cristina worked as a Director at Intercorp Group from April 2016 to August 2016.

Before establishing their own firms, Cristina founded and served as the Managing Partner of GR8 Consultoria, which focused on providing interim tax and finance management services. Cristina Sampaio also provided traditional Brazil corporate and individual tax consulting services. Cristina's career also includes roles at DuPont, where they served as the Brazil Finance Director & Latin America Tax Director, and Cisco, where they worked as the Regional Tax Manager for Latin America & Canada.

Earlier in their career, Cristina held positions at Nortel USA as the CALA Senior Tax Manager, Branco Consultores Tributarios as a Tax Manager, and Arthur Andersen & Co. as a Tax Manager. Cristina Sampaio'sexpertise lies in various areas such as tax planning, compliance, tax accounting, litigation, and transfer pricing.

Cristina Sampaio Teixeira, CPA, TEP, MAcc, has an extensive education history. In 1982 to 1985, they attended Colégio João XXIII, where they completed their Mid School education. Cristina then moved on to Colegio Farroupilha from 1986 to 1991. Cristina Sampaio continued their education at Comstock High School in 1992 as an Exchange Student.

In pursuit of their higher education, Cristina enrolled at the Universidade Catolica de Salvador from 1993 to 1997, where they earned their Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Later, in 2000 to 2001, they pursued a Post-Graduate program in Business Administration at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Continuing their commitment to education, Cristina pursued a Master's Degree in Accounting and Tax at Nova Southeastern University from 2018 to 2020, where they graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Furthermore, Cristina holds several additional certifications. Cristina Sampaio is a Certified Acceptance Agent certified by the Internal Revenue Service. Additionally, they are a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of Florida. Cristina also holds the TEP certification from STEP.

It is important to note that no information regarding the obtained month or year for the additional certifications was provided.