Prospectiva: Who We Are

Our Leadership

Nelson
Tartuce

CEO

Nelson
Tartuce

General Director of Prospectiva. Acted as the director of the WestLB bank in São Paulo and New York. He was the director of LCA Consultores, where he participated in contractual rebalancing in public concessions. He acted as an expert witness in arbitrations in Brazil and abroad and has authorization from the CVM for the management of securities portfolios. Nelson is an economist from FEA-USP and an administrator from FGV.

Ricardo
Sennes

Director | Public Affairs + Market Access

Ricardo
Sennes

Specialist in political and economic scenarios, as well as formulation and implementation of public policies. Fellow at the Atlantic Council (DC) and the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI). He also acts as a commentator for the television program “Jornal da TV Cultura”. Economist and Doctor of Political Science. Founder of Prospectiva.

Ricardo
Mendes

Director | Public Affairs + Market Access

Ricardo
Mendes

Responsible for the international operations of the company, with focus in operations in Latin America. He is a specialist in strategic planning, public policy analysis, regulation, and international negotiation. He has a degree in international relations from PUC-SP and holds a Master of International Relations from the University of Cambridge.

Camila
Barbosa

Director | Public Affairs

Camila
Barbosa

Experienced in formulating interest defense strategies. She was a collaborator with the National Confederation of Commerce Workers (CNTC), acting in the approval of the Merchants Law and the installation of parliamentary fronts. At the Brazilian Industrial Development Agency (ABDI), Camila worked on the formulation and execution of the Brazil Major Plan. Professional in Political Science (UnB).

Mário
Gomez

Director | Public Affairs + Market Access

Mário
Gomez

Leads Prospectiva in Colombia. Specialized in advising companies, international organizations, and NGOs in their government relations strategies, with more than 16 years of experience. He worked with the United Nations. He was Economic Attaché to the Embassy in France, Senior Political Counselor in the Embassy in the UK, as well as partner and general manager in a government relations consultancy. He has worked on countless public affairs projects in highly regulated sectors. Professional in Government and International Relations, with a Master’s in Development.

Lucas
Corrêa

Director | Public Affairs + Market Access

Lucas
Corrêa

Specialist in public policies, regulatory environment, and market trends for public and private health sectors. Acted as coordinator in the Municipal Health Secretariat of Registro; as a researcher at the Center of Studies and Research of Sanitary Law (CEPEDISA-USP) and LSE; also worked at the WHO in Geneva. Holds a master’s in health law and Health Policies by Univ. Paris X-Nanterre/LSE-LSHTM.

Ulisses
Rapassi

Director | Public Affairs

Ulisses
Rapassi

Leader of the office in Brasilia. Specialist in the definition and implementation of strategies for relations with the government and other public actors, with more than 20 years of experience. In addition to being the founder of the Macropolitica team, he acted as a parliamentary secretary and chief of staff in the House of Representatives. Has a degree in law and journalism.

Renata
Curi Hauegen

Director | Public Affairs + Market Access

Renata
Curi Hauegen

Responsible for the Health sector in Prospectiva. Coordinated the Partnership and Innovation sector at Fiocruz’s Center for Technological Development in Health. He led Farmanguinhos’ legal department. He founded CURIe – projects and studies in access to health. He worked as an advisor in international projects on access and prevention of new epidemics. He has an MBA in business law from FGV/Rio, a master’s degree in law and new technologies and a doctorate in public policy from the Institute of Economics at UFRJ.

Thiago
Camargo

Director | Public Affairs + Market Access | Technology

Thiago
Camargo

Former National Secretary for Digital Policies and Secretary for Information Policy from 2017 to 2019 and a member of the Internet Management Council until 2020. Thiago is a lawyer from the Catholic University of Goiás and has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Columbia University. Before joining the then Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communications, he served as Executive Superintendent of Planning of the Department of Management and Planning; and Executive Superintendent of Innovation, Science and Technology for the State of Goiás. He also served as Executive Secretary of the Interstate Development Consortium of Central Brazil.

Thiago
Vidal

Manager | Macropolitica

Thiago
Vidal

Manages the Macropolitica area for Latin America. Before joining Prospectiva in 2015, was a collaborator at the Disarmament and Sensitive Technology Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Intersindical (Inter-Union) Department of Parliamentary Assistance. Is a native Portuguese speaker and fluent in English and Spanish. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Brasilia, with a master’s in Policies and Public Management for Development from the same institution, and an MBA in Government Relations from Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Alexandra
Martinez

Manager | Public Affairs + Market Access

Alexandra
Martinez

Manager of the Latin America team, Alexandra has a bachelor’s degree in international relations and political science, with focus in national security and regional studies from Florida International University. Previously, she worked at the International Rescue Commission with a federal deputy, and also at the political department of the United States embassy in Brasilia. She is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

Mauricio
Barbieri

Director | Marketing

Mauricio
Barbieri

Marketing Director of Prospectiva, first contributed to the company in 2002. Is currently responsible for elaborating projects for institutional promotion in Latin America through local partnerships, content production, and developing new digital products. Started his career in W/Brasil and was founding partner of Tastedg, a relationship marketing agency responsible for companies in the premium segment. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of São Paulo and one in Social Communication from ESPM. Has an MBA in International Relations from NUPRI – USP.

Ronaldo
Pequeneza

Director | Corporate Finance

Ronaldo
Pequeneza

Director of Corporate Financing. He participated in the Credit Training Program of Chase Bank Manhattan – Brazil and was director of Banco WestLB of Brazil with activities in the areas of credit, customer relations, trade, and project finance. He was director of Valora, a company specialized in advising on concession/APP projects and trade finance.

Juan Sebastian
Bejarano

Manager | Public Affairs

Juan Sebastian
Bejarano

Public Affairs manager specialized in the legislative branch from our Bogota office. Juan Sebastian holds a B.A in Political Science and Government and has a postgraduate degree in Public Opinion and Political Marketing, with more than 10 years of experience as a communications and public affairs strategist from the academic, legislative, and government perspective. Prior to joining Prospectiva Colombia he served as a legislative advisor for the presidency of the Health Commission of the Congress of Colombia and as coordinator of citizen participation in the Colombian Superintendence of Health and has broad experience working in the legislative. Juan Sebastián has also experience working as college professor in politics communications.

Ricardo
Torreglosa

Manager | Communications

Ricardo
Torreglosa

Leads the Communication area for Prospectiva’s Public Affairs and Business strategies. With more than 20 years of experience, he has worked in multinationals in the industry, financial market and retail, in addition to large communication agencies. Focused on the companies’ business objectives, participation in large projects and crisis management reinforce its strategic vision. He holds a degree in Journalism from Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, a postgraduate degree in Marketing from ESPM and a certification in Finance from Saint Paul Business School.

Raquel
Guimarães

Manager | Public Affairs + Market Access

Raquel
Guimarães

Manager of the client attendance area for health industries, is responsible for the analysis, government intelligence, and strategy elaboration for interest defense along with Executive and Legislative powers. Works in Prospectiva since 2015, with experience in the Food and Beverage sector, both in federal and subnational levels. Was president of Stategos, junior enterprise of political Science at the University of Brasilia, leading political analysis projects and congress research. Has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from University of Brasilia, where she participated in a research group about Democracy and Inequality.

Anderson
Dias

Manager | Public Affairs

Anderson
Dias

Graduated in Political Science from UnB. Has experience accompanying legislative processes and elaborating political scenarios. Worked in other consultancy companies in Brasilia, where he was involved with themes related to electrical energy, base industry, sports materials, civil construction, and especially law. Collaborated with the elaboration of a law that established the count deadline in business days in Special Courts. Also acted in the validation of tax benefits for the food industry segment of Santa Catarina.

Bárbara
Mendonça

Manager | Public Affairs

Bárbara
Mendonça

Leads the Content Production teams for Federal and State levels, supporting the monitoring of the Executive and Legislative powers and the supervision of discussions and key themes for clients. Works with government relations since 2014. She has a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from UnB and MBA in Business Management from USP/Esalq. Has international experience in France, where she studied international public law at the University of Cergy-Pontoise. Has acted in the area of service negotiation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with infrastructure projects.

Eveline
Santos

Manager | Public Affairs

Eveline
Santos

Leads the Insurance and Transportation area at Prospectiva, developing analysis of key sectoral issues and engagement strategies with stakeholders from the Executive and Legislative branches and regulatory agencies. Was coordinator of the technology team of Prospectiva, conducting field activities for the area at the National Congress. Has had professional experience in the public sector (IPEA). Has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a master’s in Sociology from UnB. Studied for a semester in England (University of Southampton).

Adriano
Laureno

Manager | Macropolitica

Adriano
Laureno

Holds a bachelor’s degree in Economic Science and a Master’s degree in Economic Theory from the University of São Paulo. Carried out academic exchange program in the Technische Unversität Berlin. He was a research assistant at FIPE, and has published and presented papers in academic conferences in Brazil and abroad about macroeconomics and complexity economics. He also comments frequently on political and economic issues in publications such as O Globo, Valor Econômico, Nexo, and Infomoney.

Rebecca
Bonaldi

Manager | Public Affairs | Regional

Rebecca
Bonaldi

Leads the client attendance team focused on states and capitals. Works in Prospectiva since 2018 and has collaborated with the structuring of the subnational monitoring team.
Has experience with governmental relations, worked as an analyst in Patri Políticas Públicas, carried public opinion polls and public policy evaluation at Ipsos, and worked in the area of bidding processes and public-private partnerships at General Electric. Graduated in Public Policy Management from the University of São Paulo and attends an MBA in Governmental Relations from Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Caio
Jacon

Manager | Public Affairs

Caio
Jacon

Responsible for customer service in the industry and consumption sector. He worked as Research and Public Policy Officer at the Australian Embassy in Brasilia, where he covered topics such as agribusiness, mining, and energy, and as Project Manager for Energy and Low Carbon and Analyst for Infrastructure and Education at the British Embassy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Brasília and a master’s degree in International Development from the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI).

Isabela
Macedo

Manager | Public Affairs

Isabela
Macedo

Is a Public Affairs manager in Prospectiva, with focus in the food and beverage area. She has previously acted as public affairs consultant for clients from the agribusiness, health, and technology sectors, and in the public sector she was a parliamentary advisor for the Ministry of Planning, Development and Management. She also served as an intern in an association of the beverage sector and in the Parliamentary Affairs Office of the Presidency of the Republic. Isabela holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Brasilia and is completing her MBA in Institutional and Government Relations at Mackenzie.

André
Nogueira

Manager | Market Access

André
Nogueira

Conducts political and regulatory studies, in addition to market analysis and institutional positioning elaboration. Has worked at the Investment Bank area at Bank Santander, where he participated in different processes of mergers and acquisitions representing both buyers and sellers, for companies of distinct sectors. He is an economist (FGV) and has a master’s in international relations (USP), and is part of the CAENI-USP (Center for Studies of International Negotiations).

Debora
Miura

Manager | Administrative + HR

Debora
Miura

Leads the administrative and financial area and is responsible for the processes of people and management in Prospectiva. Has experience in strategic planning, managing change, target deployment, and continuous improvement with implementation and consolidation of management models focused on results. Graduated in International Relations (PUC), has a master’s in Community Law (Real Instituto de Estudos Europeus of Zaragoza), besides being certified in project management (SENAC) and holding and MBA in big data (FIAP).

Malu
Ottati

Contract Manager | Administrative

Malu
Ottati

Holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from Mackenzie University and is graduated in administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Has a certification in contract management – practical and negotiation approach from FGV. Works in Prospectiva since the constitution of the company and has acquired great experience in administrative activities. Is currently responsible for the management of the contract area of the company.

Camila
Barragan

Assistant Manager | Public Affairs + Market Access

Camila
Barragan

Project coordinator of the Bogota team. She is responsible for several long-term local and regional health projects. Camila has experience in consulting and strategy development for highly regulated sectors, as well as in the development of public policy analysis, legislative analysis, and engagement strategies. She has worked at Prospectiva since 2019. She has a degree in Government and International Relations with emphasis in public management. Camila is fluent in Spanish and English.

General José
Fernando Iasbech

Senior Affiliate Consultant

General José
Fernando Iasbech

For almost 40 years in the Brazilian Army, has commanded great military organizations and lead strategic projects such as PROTEGER and RECOP. Was head of the Special Counseling for Big Events of the Army (World Cup and Olympics 2016). Holds a doctorate and mater’s degree in Military Sciences. Alumni from the Royal College of Defense Studies (London) and from Führungsakademieder Bundeswehr (Hamburg). Since 2016, serves as a consultant in institutional relations for great enterprises.

Lucas
Colacino

Assistant Manager | Public Affairs + Market Access

Lucas
Colacino

Works as an assistant manager for business projects, being responsible for identifying market access opportunities and engaging stakeholders. Has experience in Legal Economics, having already worked as a consultant in a law firm and in an economic consultancy. He was also an advisor at the Administrative Council for Economic Defense. Holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from PUC-Rio and a master’s degree in industrial economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Stephanie
Nunes

Assistant Manager | Public Affairs + Market Access

Stephanie
Nunes

She coordinates a portfolio of clients with contracts for monitoring and analysis projects, identifying opportunities related to market access and stakeholder engagement at the federal and state levels. She began her career in Public Affairs at a consultancy firm and worked as a researcher at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA). He holds a BA in International Relations, with academic experience at the Budapest Business School (Hungary). She is currently a postgraduate student in political advisory and public policies at UnB.

Fernanda
Xavier

Assistant Manager | Public Affairs

Fernanda
Xavier

Coordinates the federal analysis team. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Brasilia (UnB) and completed an Update and Improvement course in Parliamentary Law and Legislative Process at UniCeub. She has worked in government relations, with experience in various sectors, such as agriculture, infrastructure, technology, chemicals and health. Before integrating the Prospectiva team, she has collaborated in other political consultancy firms.

Danielle
Ribeiro Araújo

Assistant Manager | Marketing

Danielle
Ribeiro Araújo

Is responsible for the communication planning for Prospectiva Brazil and Latin America since 2020. Has experience with digital marketing, events, and content writing, having worked both in the private sector and in the public administration. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Publicity and an MBA in Global Marketing from the Graduate School of Management of Nice, France. Is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Daniela
Queiroz

Assistant Manager | Public Affairs

Daniela
Queiroz

Acts coordinating monitoring activities in the federal level, in gathering and consolidating data and information from the executive and legislative powers. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UDF, with experience in monitoring the legislative process.

Thaís
Frabetti

Assistant Manager | Public Affairs | Brazil

Thaís
Frabetti

Coordinates the team responsible for sectorial data intelligence. At Prospectiva since 2018, she has served clients from various sectors such as food, energy, and consumer goods. She was President of the Junior Enterprise Federation of the Federal District and worked on a consulting project for the Brazilian Post Office. She also has experience as a business analyst in the food industry and in 2018 she participated as general campaign coordinator for a federal deputy. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UnB and a postgraduate degree in Business Management in Canada.

Manuela
Cambel

Consultant | Public Affairs + Market Access

Manuela
Cambel

Based in Argentina, Manuela holds a bachelor’s degree in Government and International Relations (UADE) and a Master’s degree in Applied Economics (UTDT). She previously worked as a consultant in the private sector, conducting sector diagnosis and institutional and background analysis. She also has experience in research and university teaching. Manuela joined the LATAM team in the context of a joint venture between Prospectiva and the Argentinean consulting firm ABECEB. Manuela is fluent in English and Spanish.

Sofia
Fuentes

Consultant | Public Affairs + Market Access

Sofia
Fuentes

Consultant for the Latin American team based in Mexico City, Sofia is responsible for monitoring, analysis, and scenario construction in the areas of health and technology. She previously worked in political strategy and electoral campaigns, and also has experience in university teaching and research, particularly in social research methodology. Sofia holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UNAM and is specializing in Public Policy and Gender Perspective. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.

Alexis
Carranza

Consultant | Public Affairs + Market Access

Alexis
Carranza

Conducts studies in public, electoral, and political affairs. He has experience in academic research. In 2018, he collaborated with the Mexican delegation of the Ministry of Economy in the renegotiation rounds for NAFTA and in meetings with the Pacific Alliance. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. Works in Prospectiva since 2020. Alexis holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a specialization degree in political analysis.

Savanna
Cavalcante

Public Affairs Assistant Manager – Technology

Savanna
Cavalcante

Develops analysis and monitors the political, economic, and regulatory trends. She has already worked in Prospectiva’s Health team, analyzing government and industry actions. Has professional experience in government relations in the public (Min. of Foreign Relations) and private sectors, with focused operations in the Legislative Branch. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from University of Brasilia.

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Our Leadership

Nelson Tartuce

Ricardo Sennes

Ricardo Mendes

Camila Barbosa

Mário Gomez

Lucas Corrêa

Ulisses Rapassi

Renata Curi Hauegen

Thiago Camargo

Thiago Vidal

Alexandra Martinez

Mauricio Barbieri

Ronaldo Pequeneza

Juan Sebastian Bejarano

Ricardo Torreglosa

Raquel Guimarães

Anderson Dias

Bárbara Mendonça

Eveline Santos

Adriano Laureno

Rebecca Bonaldi

Caio Jacon

Isabela Macedo

André Nogueira

Debora Miura

Malu Ottati

Camila Barragan

General José Fernando Iasbech

Lucas Colacino

Stephanie Nunes

Fernanda Xavier

Danielle Ribeiro Araújo

Daniela Queiroz

Thaís Frabetti

Manuela Cambel

Sofia Fuentes

Alexis Carranza

Savanna Cavalcante

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Nelson
Tartuce

Ricardo
Sennes

Ricardo
Mendes

Camila
Barbosa

Mário
Gomez

Lucas
Corrêa

Ulisses
Rapassi

Renata
Curi Hauegen

Thiago
Camargo

Thiago
Vidal

Alexandra
Martinez

Mauricio
Barbieri

Ronaldo
Pequeneza

Juan Sebastian
Bejarano

Ricardo
Torreglosa

Raquel
Guimarães

Anderson
Dias

Bárbara
Mendonça

Eveline
Santos

Adriano
Laureno

Rebecca
Bonaldi

Caio
Jacon

Isabela
Macedo

André
Nogueira

Debora
Miura

Malu
Ottati

Camila
Barragan

General José
Fernando Iasbech

Lucas
Colacino

Stephanie
Nunes

Fernanda
Xavier

Danielle
Ribeiro Araújo

Daniela
Queiroz

Thaís
Frabetti

Manuela
Cambel

Sofia
Fuentes

Alexis
Carranza

Savanna
Cavalcante