Roberto Dumas Damas

A seasoned financial professional with over 25 years of experience in international and domestic markets, this expert has built an impressive career across prestigious institutions including UBS, Citigroup, and Lloyds Bank, most recently serving as Chief Representative for Banco Itaú BBA in Shanghai and as a secondee of the New Development Bank in association with Brazil's Ministry of Finance. Their academic credentials include Master's degrees in Economics from the University of Birmingham and in Chinese economy from Fudan University, along with the prestigious CFA designation. Since 1995, they have maintained an active academic career as a professor of international macroeconomics at numerous prestigious institutions worldwide, including FIA Business School, INSPER, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), and Fudan University, while also holding membership in the Chinese Academy of Social Science's Brazilian Studies Center. Their expertise in international economics and Chinese markets is further demonstrated through their authorship of two books: "Crises Econômicas Internacionais" and "Economia Chinesa – Transformações, rumos e necessidade de rebalanceamento do modelo econômico da China."