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Brazil Institute Advisory Council
The Brazil Institute's Advisory Council includes former ambassadors and other high-level officials, noted scholars recognized for their contribution to bilateral understanding, and leading U.S. and Brazilian enterprises. Contributions from Advisory Council members ensure that we can continue to support Brazilian scholarship and promote key bilateral issues in the United States and Brazil.
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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

Minister Nelson Jobim
Chairman of the Board, BTG Pactual

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

Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida

Gabrielle Trebat
Corporate Circle

Ryan Hill

Dr. Valdenice Minatel
Director-General of Pedagogy, Colégio Dante Alighieri

Ana Janaina Nelson

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

Eduardo Mufarej
About our Corporate Members
Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology innovator since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
AWS Institute
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Institute breaks down barriers between public, private, and nonprofit sectors to identify common problems and engage technology experts to find a path forward. The Institute identifies strategies and pilot projects that can solve specific challenges, builds partnerships between and across organizations, rapidly prototypes new approaches, and shares best practices among similar organizations.
UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health and well-being company headquartered in the United States. A leader worldwide, UnitedHealth Group is committed to introducing innovative approaches, products and services that can improve personal health and promote healthier populations in local communities. The company's core capabilities lie in clinical expertise, advanced technology and data and health information.
Having spent seven years of my professional life in Brazil, I am committed to the U.S.-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 U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
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