De Bolle is the Riordan Roett Chair in Latin American Studies and the Director of Latin American Studies and Emerging Markets at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University. Also a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, De Bolle holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.
Azita Berar Awad is the director of the employment policy department that leads ILO’s action for promoting full, productive, decent and freely chosen employment. She leads the advisory work, research and technical cooperation in relevant fields such as youth employment and innovate employment creation schemes.
Brandee McHale is president of the Citi Foundation and director of corporate citizenship at Citi. She oversees the Citi Foundation’s global grantmaking strategy and leads Citi’s citizenship efforts. She is a staunch advocate for youth empowerment, and under her leadership, the Citi Foundation launched Pathways to Progress, the largest single commitment in the foundation’s 20-year history.
Soledad Dominguez is a journalist based in Brazil
Irineu E.C. Filho is an economist
Rodrigo Zeidan is a business and finance professor at NYU Shanghai and Fundação Dom Cabral.
Lucia Guimarães is a veteran Brazilian journalist and columnist for O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper.
Diana López is the sister of Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo López.
Sarah Evans is a senior program officer with the Open Society Public Health Program.
Rene Silva is the founder and editor-in-chief of Voz das Comunidades, an online news and cultural resource for residents of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas.
