Carlos Gadelha has a PhD in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Masters in Economics from the State University of Campinas. He was Vice-President of Production and Innovation in Health at Fiocruz, Scientific Coordinator of the Center for Strategic Studies at Fiocruz, Secretary of Regional Development Programs at the Ministry of National Integration, Secretary of Science and Technology and Strategic Inputs at the Ministry of Health and Secretary of Development and Industrial Competitiveness at the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade – MDIC.
He is currently Secretary of Science, Technology, Innovation and the Health Complex of the Ministry of Health and coordinator of the Professional Master’s Degree in Policy and Management of Science, Technology and Innovation in Health at the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (ENSP/FIOCRUZ ).