
Brazil Institute Advisory Council
Membership in the Advisory Council enables your organization to be an active participant in the ongoing dialogue between Brazil and the United States, and provides access to a marketplace of ideas where we convene the brightest minds to discuss the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the policy community.
Co-Chairs
Board Members

Ambassador Liliana Ayalde
Advisory Council Member;
Former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
Former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil

Luis Bitencourt
Advisory Council Member;
Professor of International Security at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University; Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
Professor of International Security at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University; Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
Stanley Gacek
Senior Advisor for Global Strategies, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida
Professor, Universidade de São Paulo

Minister Nelson Jobim
Chairman of the Board, BTG Pactual

Maria Alice Setubal
President, Tide Setubal Foundation

Ricardo Zúniga
Founding Partner, Dinámica Americas
Corporate Circle

Jennifer Prescott
Director, International Trade and Tax Policy; Director, Latin America Public Policy, Amazon Web Services

Ryan Hill
Director, International Government Affairs, Amgen

Eduardo Mufarej
Founder, Good Karma Partners; Co-founder, RenovaBR

Joel Velasco
Advisory Council Member;
Senior Vice President of International Relations & Head of Latin America, UnitedHealth Group
Senior Vice President of International Relations & Head of Latin America, UnitedHealth Group

Gabrielle Trebat
Managing Director, Brazil & Southern Cone, McLarty Associates

Alexandra Veitch
Lead, Public Policy, Americas and Emerging Markets, YouTube. Brazil Institute Advisory Council Member.

João Augusto de Castro Neves
Advisory Board Member, Brazil Institute;
Senior Director, Global Strategic Risks at ExxonMobil
Senior Director, Global Strategic Risks at ExxonMobil
About our Corporate Members and Supporters
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Amgen
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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UnitedHealth Group
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Google
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Open Society Foundations
Having spent seven years of my professional life in Brazil, I am committed to the US-Brazil relationship, but I also believe deeply in the importance of Brazil as one of the most dynamic and interesting democracies in the world.
Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Co-Chair of the Brazil Institute Advisory Council; and former US Ambassador to Brazil