Gesner José de Oliveira Filho

Gesner José de Oliveira Filho is a partner at GO Associados and professor of Economics at Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He was certified as an independent director by the IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance). He has experience in public and private entities. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of TIM Participações SA and of its advisory committees, namely, the Legal Audit Committee, as its Coordinator, and of the Control and Risks Committee. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Braskem, Iguá Saneamento SA and Estre Ambiental, as well as a member of the Self-Regulation Board of FEBRABAN. His previous experience on boards includes participation as a member of the board of Usiminas, Sabesp, CESP, Nossa Caixa and Varig. In addition, Gesner is a member of the Board of Directors of Instituto Iguá de Sustentabilidade and CIEE, non-profit institutions. His previous positions include CEO of Sabesp – Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo (2007-11), one of the largest water companies in the world; President of CADE, the federal antitrust authority (1996-2000); Undersecretary for Economic Policy (1993-95) and Secretary for Economic Monitoring (1995), both at the Ministry of Finance. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of California (Berkeley), his Master's from the University of Campinas and Bachelor's from the University of São Paulo. He has worked as a private consultant since the 1990s and has published several books and articles in national and international journals. His work focuses on competition policy, macroeconomics and infrastructure, related to his experience at CADE, Ministry of Finance and Sabesp, respectively.