
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
Former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil

Luis Bitencourt
Professor of International Security at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University; Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
Stanley Gacek

Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida

Minister Nelson Jobim

Maria Alice Setubal

Ricardo Zúniga
Corporate Circle

Jennifer Prescott

Ryan Hill

Eduardo Mufarej

Joel Velasco
Senior Vice President of International Relations & Head of Latin America, UnitedHealth Group

Gabrielle Trebat

Alexandra Veitch

João Augusto de Castro Neves
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