Miguel Lago
Executive Director
Political scientist graduated from Sciences Po Paris. He holds a Master’s degree in public administration from the same institution. Founded and chaired the Meu Rio e Nossa mobilization network. He is a visiting professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York and the École d’Affaires Publiques de ...
Rudi Rocha
Research Director
Bachelor and Master in Economics from UFRJ and Ph.D. in Economics from PUC-Rio. He is an associate professor at the São Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP/ FGV), a CNPq productivity fellow, and a winner of international awards and grants, such as the Newton Advanced Fellowship and the Grand Challenges Explorations.
Arthur Aguillar
Public Policy Director
Economist graduated from PUC-Rio, and a Master’s in International Development from Harvard University. He was the coordinator of Projects and Evaluation of the School of Innovation and Public Policies of the Ministry of Education. He has collaborated with JPAL, LSE, and ASER/Pratham in coordinating research projects and impact assess...
Rebeca Freitas
Institutional Relations Director
Graduated in Law (UFRJ) and Social Sciences (FGV), Master in Constitutional Law (PUC-Rio), and postgraduate student in Sanitary Law (USP). She was a political consultant, researcher, and public manager, having worked in project monitoring and redesigning SUS processes at SESA/CE and as Chief of Staff at Codeplan/DF.
Maria Cristina Franceschini
Management Supervisor
Graduated in Anthropology (University of Maryland), Master in International Health (Johns Hopkins University), and Ph.D. in Health Sciences (USP). She was Executive Secretary and Researcher for CEPEDOC from 2015-2021 and a consultant for PAHO. She has always acted in the coordination and management of projects in the areas of public ...
Agatha Eleone
Public Policy Analyst
Nutritionist (UNIRIO), holds a Residency in Family Health and Residency in PHC Management from ENSP-Fiocruz, and an MBA in Health Auditing (UNESA). She worked in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the areas of Information, Control, Evaluation, and Health Surveillance. At the federal level, it collaborated with the e-SUS AB Strategy and the PMAQ-A...
Alexandre Rabelo
Post-doc researcher
Doctor in economics from FGV EESP, master in economics from UFJF and bachelor in economics from UFMG. He has experience as a professor at FGV EESP and at the School of International Relations at FGV (SP). He conducts research in political economy and development economics.
Aline Taboada
Administrative Analyst
Graduated in English Literature, working for the last 25 years in the administrative, human resources, finance, and operations areas. Since 2012 in the Third Sector, worked at Nossas as an administrative coordinator responsible for the financial and accounting sector.
Beatriz Almeida
Public Policy Assistant
Graduated in Public Policy from Federal Fluminense University (UFF-IEAR). She was director of Diversity and Social Movements at the National Federation of Students in the Public Field (FENECAP). She has been working professionally for three years in the health area and conducts research focused on health economics and public health in Braz...
Bianca Ji
Research Assistant
Undergrad student in Economics at FGV EESP and in Public Administration at FGV EAESP. She was a research assistant on the LOSI Project through the Center for Studies in Public Administration and Government for the UN 2022 Electronic Government Survey. She is interested in the topics of health economics, public policy formulation and sustainabili...
Daiki Saka
Research Assistant
Undergrad student in Economics at the São Paulo School of Economics of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV EESP). He is interested in the areas of political economy, causal inference, and applied microeconomics.
Dayana Rosa
Institutional Relations Specialist
Doctor and Master in Collective Health from the Institute of Social Medicine of UERJ, and Bachelor in Public Administration from the Fluminense Federal University. She has academic and professional experience in public policy on mental health, alcohol and other drugs.
Frederica Padilha
Post-doc researcher
Economist graduated from Insper, Master in International Economics and Development (Paris-Dauphine) and PhD in Urban and Regional Planning (IPPUR/UFRJ). She has been a consultant to non-governmental organizations in the area of education policy. Has been working since 2019 with the evaluation of health projects and policies within the sc...
Helena Arruda
Researcher
Graduated in Economics from PUC-Rio with additional domain in Mathematical Methods for Economics and Master in Public Administration and Government from EAESP/FGV in the line of Politics and Economics of the Public Sector. She was an impact assessment consultant at Beneficência Portuguesa and a research assistant at the Climate Policy Initia...
Helena Ciorra
Administrative Analyst
Graduated in Languages and Literature from the University of São Paulo, with an emphasis on oriental languages. Two-time winner of essay contests held by the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI-Korea). Works with proofreading and translation for over ten years, and since 2016 she has been working as an assistant in academic resear...
Jéssica Remédios
Public Policy Analyst
Master in Epidemiology and specialist in Family Health, Public Health Management and Data science for health. In the public sector, he worked in the management of Primary Health Care and with the analysis of indicators and programs. Currently, he uses Design thinking methodologies to support governments in building a better SUS for all.
Julia Guerra
Doctorate Grantee
Graduated in Economics from USP, Master in Economics from UFRJ and is a doctoral candidate in Public Administration and Government from EAESP/FGV. She was executive manager of the Center for Science Applied to Public Security at FGV and sub-coordinator of the Research Center of the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro. She has served as a public...
Julia Pereira
Institutional Relations Analyst
Anthropologist from UnB, master in demography from Unicamp and doctor in public policy from UFRJ.
She was research coordinator at the DF Research and Statistics Institute for four years, having coordinated research on different topics within the scope of GDF social policies. She also worked at Fiocruz Brasilia.
Karen Codazzi
Doctorate Grantee
Graduated and Master’s in Economics from UFRJ and is a doctoral candidate in Public Administration and Government from EAESP/FGV. She was a researcher at the International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth, in the area of evaluation of social protection policies between 2021 and 2022. She worked in the area of Economics of Law at LCA ...
Leonardo Rosa
Researcher
Ph.D. in Economics of Education from Stanford University, Master in Economics from USP, and BA in Economics from PUC-SP. He was a postdoc at Stanford and INSPER and a consultant for multilateral organizations (IDB and World Bank), governments, and non-governmental organizations. He conducts applied economics research with a focus on social p...
Letícia Pires
Communication Intern
Social Scientist at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and majoring in Journalism at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She has academic and professional experience in anthropology, science communication and audiovisual production. In addition to being an intern at IEPS, she is a reporter at Rádio UFRJ.
Marcella Semente
Institutional Relations Analyst
PhD student in Demography (UFMG), Master in Population, Territory and Public Statistics, specialist in Management of Social Programs and Projects, undergraduate student in Statistics and graduated in Social Communication and Journalism at UFPE. She was a research assistant at IPEA and a data analyst at Gênero e Número.
Maria Letícia Machado
Program Manager
Political Scientist with an MBA in Public Management, awarded by HBR and Consultoria Eureca as one of the 30 young leaders with the greatest potential in Brazil in 2019. She works at IEPS with the agenda of Technology and Innovation for health. Her professional motivation is the belief in the power of connections and public initiative to g...
Matías Mrejen
Researcher
Political scientist from Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Master and Doctor in Economics from UFF. He was a professor at UFRRJ and a visiting researcher at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and at the University of Graz. He conducts research with a focus on evaluating the impact of health policies, health inequalities, and determinants of mental h...
Mayra Neves
Administrative Analyst
Graduated in Accounting Sciences with Post-Graduation in Strategic Accounting and Tax Planning. She worked in the tax and accounting areas for over 7 years in accounting offices. She is interested in the administrative and financial areas in third sector organizations. She participates as a volunteer in charity events.
Milena Rodrigues
Institutional Relations Intern
Undergraduate student in Economic Sciences (UFRJ). She served in the legislature of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro in the area of economic research. She is coordinator of the Popular Education and Health project Coletivo Força Motriz. She is interested in the field of data science oriented to public policy design.
Natasha Mastrangelo
Communication Analyst
Graduated in Journalism from UFF, historian from UERJ and Master in Social History from UFRJ. She was a scholarship holder for the Bolsa Nota 10 Program of FAPERJ between 2017 and 2019. She has already worked in the Communication of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, Public Defender of Rio and the Brazilian Center for Internat...
Rodrigo Soares
Administrative Assistant
Technologist in IT and Graduating in Accounting Sciences, working since 2014 in non-profit organizations, until recently at the Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analysis (IBASE), in the area of Treasury Management, HR and IT Supervision.
Rony Coelho
Researcher
Political scientist graduated from UNESP and with a master’s and doctorate from UNICAMP. He has served as a visiting researcher at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, and has worked as an advocacy analyst. At IEPS, he is dedicated to the issue of the health of the black population, investigating racial inequalitie...
Sara Tavares
Institutional Relations Analyst
Political scientist from UnB, has experience with monitoring public policies, institutional representation and political advocacy in the federal Executive and Legislative powers, and working with issues related to public and private health. She was an Institutional and Governmental Relations analyst at the National Confederation of Insurance ...
Thaisa Marques
Financial Administrative Manager
Graduated in Accounting Sciences, she has been working since 2015 in the field of non-profit organizations, in the financial, administrative, labor and accounting areas, with emphasis on Project Management. She was Treasurer of the Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analysis (IBASE).
Victor Nobre
Institutional Relations Assistant
Graduated in Economics at UFRJ. He was a PIBIC-UFRJ scholarship holder in the Labor Market area, a volunteer researcher at Manchetômetro-IESP-UERJ and a member of the academic portfolio at Minerva Consultoria. In addition to an interest in health economics, he is interested in data analysis, public policy, and the economics of crime.
Vinicius Peçanha
Post-Doc researcher
PhD in Economics from the University of British Columbia, holds a master’s degree from EPGE/FGV and a degree from UFRJ. He worked at the Municipal Secretariat of Public Order in Rio de Janeiro where he helped to implement policies to reduce crimes of opportunity in areas with a high concentration of these events.
