Economist from the University of São Paulo (USP); holds a postgraduate degree in Information Technology from the USP Institute of Administration Foundation; Ph.D. candidate in Contemporary Studies at the University of Coimbra. Executive Director of Semesp. Coordinator of the Semesp Institute, which specializes in research for the higher education sector. Member of the Advisory Board of the Program for the Improvement of Higher Education Regulation and Supervision Processes (CC-PARES/MEC) and of the Study Group on Higher Education Indicators (GEIES) at INEP/MEC. Consultant to the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science, and Culture (OEI) on the project to draft the Ministry of Education’s National Higher Education Policy. Consultant to institutions of higher education. Graduate-level professor of University Management and author of books and articles on higher education.