Ivan da Cunha is a highly experienced executive and educator with 27 years in the field, currently serving as the Diretor Executivo at Apoio Estratégico since January 2012, where Ivan provides value-added strategies in communication, marketing, digital intelligence, strategic repositioning, results management, and financial planning to over 1,000 private schools and educational organizations across Brazil. Complementing this role, Ivan has been an Adjunct Professor at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado since 2007 and has held various academic positions, including Coordinator of Graduate Studies at Universidade São Judas Tadeu from 1996 to 2012 and Professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo from 2005 to 2008. Ivan's educational qualifications include advanced degrees in Risk Management and Strategic Management from the University of Chicago, Leadership in Innovation from MIT, an Executive MBA in Marketing from FGV, and a Master's in Electronic Engineering and Computing, along with a Doctorate in Education from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.