Overview

Gender

female

Ana Paula Pessoa has been the Chief Financial Officer of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro since September 2015.

Ana previously served as a Partner at Brunswick Group, an international corporate communications firm, from May 2012 to August 2015.

Ana was a founding Partner of Black-Key Participações SA, which invests in digital start-up companies in Brazil, and sold her position in March 2015.

Ana is an investor and a partner of Neemu.com, an e-commerce technology firm.

Ana is also the Founder of Avanti SC, a strategic planning consulting firm, where she has served as a consultant since 2000.

Ana previously served in numerous roles during her 18-year career at the Globo Organizations (“Globo”), a media group in South America, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2011 and New Business Director from 2008 to 2011 of Infoglobo, the newspaper, Internet and information services business of Globo.

Ana also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Globo’s subsidiaries including Valor Economico, a financial newspaper in Brazil and Zap Internet, an online classified service in Brazil, from 2001 to 2011.

Ana also served as a Member of the Board of Directors at SPIX Macaw Internet SA, an online news distribution start-up company, from 2009 to 2011.

Ana currently serves on the board of directors of Vinci S.A., a French company, and is a member of the Strategy and Investment committee.

Ana also serves as a Member of the Audit Committee of Fundacao Roberto Marinho, as a Member of the Rio de Janeiro City Council and as a Member of the Advisory Board of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Brasil.

During her tenure at Globo, Ana gained extensive experience in its newspaper, Internet, cable and satellite television and telecom operations. Along with this media expertise, she brings to the Board strong business development and financial skills.

Ana received a B.A. degree in Economics and Iinternational Relations from Stanford University, where she also earned an M.A. degree in Economic Development.