Valeria Café

Valeria Café's work experience includes various leadership roles in organizations related to corporate governance, sustainability, and government relations. Valeria served as the Chief Executive Officer at the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa (IBGC), where they managed knowledge management, policy development, and regional expansion. Valeria also played a significant role in socio-environmental impact management and established special projects. Valeria served as a Member of the Advisory Board at Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) and Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Cebds). Additionally, they served as a Board Member and Member of the Board of Directors at Instituto Luísa Pinho Sartori and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) respectively. Valeria co-founded and served as a board member at Instituto de Relações Governamentais - IRelGov, a government relations think tank, and worked as a Strategic Planning Consultant and Consultant at Policy Wisdom, LLC and RP1 Comunicação respectively. Valeria also served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Andreoli MSL Brasil and Vice President of Marketing, Communication, and Sustainability at J.P. Morgan Brazil, where they implemented marketing structures and communication plans.

Valeria Café's education history is as follows:

- In 1981-1987, Valeria attended Colégio São Luis, where they completed their colegial degree in the field of Exatas.

- From 1987-1990, Valeria pursued their undergraduate education at FAAP - Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, earning a degree in Communications.

- Valeria furthered their education at ESPM Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing from 1991-1993, completing a Post Graduation in Marketing.

- In 2001-2003, Valeria attended Fundação Dom Cabral and obtained an MBA in Administration.

- Valeria pursued Executive Education - Short Programs at HEC Paris in 2009, focusing on Developpement Durable.

- Valeria completed Short Term Courses in Public Affairs and Government Relations at Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa in 2013.

- In 2016-2018, Valeria obtained a Master's degree in International Business from ESPM Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing.

- Valeria completed the Executive Education program at IBGC in 2015, specializing in strategic planning and advisory as part of the Board Member Program.

- Finally, in 2019, Valeria participated in the Executive Education program at IBGC's Israel Journey, providing an international immersion experience in startups and scale-ups ecosystem and governance.