She holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (1988), a Master of Science in Construction Management from the University of Birmingham (1992) and a doctorate in Business Administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation - SP (2003). She currently works as Assistant Professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP), she is the Head of the Department of Production and Operations Management at FGV EAESP, President of the Scientific Committee of the Symposium on Production and Operations Management ( SIMPOI), Coordinator of the GOL Division of ANPAD, Coordinator of the Innovation Forum of FGV EAESP, Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management (JOSCM) and a Researcher for the Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG) and for the Logistics Center (FGVcelog). She is a member of the Supervisory Board and Advisory Board of CAF. She has articles published in national and international journals and experience in the area of Production and Operations, with emphasis on Supplies, working mainly on the following topics: sustainable supply chain management, supply chain risk management and innovation.