Governance

Board of Trustees

A decision-making group, the Board of Trustees is also responsible for the supervision and control of the Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Endowment Fund.

ώ Tracy Francis (Chair) – An Australian who has been in Brazil for 20 years, Tracy graduated in Political Sciences and was awarded an MBA by Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and a member of the company’s Global Operating Committee. In 2022, she assumed the position of Chairperson of the Board of Trustees.

ώ Alexandre Carmona Grynberg – Alexandre is an advertising executive who has worked for large communication agencies in Brazil, participated in Conar’s Ethics Board, the board of the IAB, and operated as a director at Globo. He is a partner and the co-CEO of Colírio Design, a consultancy focused on positive impact, and he is also a member of the Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Communication Committee.

ώ Igor Lima – Igor is a graduate in Aeronautical Engineering, was directorgeneral of distance learning and vicepresident of operations and integration at Kroton Educacional, and CEO of the Sonho Grande Institute. He is an independent member of the Board of Directors, the Academic Committee and coordinator of the YDUQS Performance Monitoring Committee.

ώ Marina Guaspari de Brito Gonçalves ώ Maria Luiza Pacheco Fernandes de Bueno Vidigal Cepera – Maria Luiza graduated in Pharmacy and Biochemistry, and has worked at the Children’s Institute at the Hospital das Clínicas in São Paulo. She is a partner at Mahil Participações e Empreendimentos Ltda. and a businessperson in the natural products sector. She is also a member of the Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Investment Committee. ώ Rachel Maia Accounting Sciences and holds a postgraduate degree in Finance from the University of São Paulo. She is an executive with more than 28 years of professional experience in the consumer and pharmaceuticals sectors. She was previously CEO of Lacoste Brasil. She is currently CEO at RM Consulting Consumer Goods and a member of the Boards of Directors of the Soma Group and CVC. ώ Sandra Grisi professor with the Pediatrics Department of the University of São Paulo’s Faculty of Medicine. She was superintendent of the institution’s hospital and director of Teaching and Research at the Brazilian Pediatrics Society. She is President of the Graduation Commission of the Pediatrics Commission of FMUSP and is a lifetime member of the Brazilian Academy of Pediatrics. She is also a member of the Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Communication Committee. new members

– Marina is the current director of the Guaspari vineyard, located in São Paulo, and participates in the ‘Nós da Fundação group. She is a graduate in Business Administration from FGV/SP and holds a post-graduate qualification in Corporate Finance from the Esade Business School in Spain. She was previously a director at Sertrading SA and a board member of the Fazendo História Institute.