D. in Technology and Innovation Management from the University of Sussex (England) and Master in Science and Technology Management in Health from the National School of Public Health (Ensp/Fiocruz). He holds an Executive MBA in administration from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ/Coppead) and specialization in public administration from the Brazilian School of Public Administration of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). He graduated in business administration from Faculdades Integradas Bennett. He was executive director at the Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development in Health (Fiotec). At Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz he worked on the restructuring of processes, implemented managerial practices, such as the unit’s Planning System and managed the construction project for the New Final Processing Center (NCPFI) – campus under construction in the industrial district of Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro – RJ. He is currently director of Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz.