M. Sergio Gusmão Suchodolski is a partner and EVP at VR Investments, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and a Senior Fellow at the Brazilian Center for International Relations, CEBRI. He also serves as Special Envoy for the Finance in Common initiative, the global network of Development Banks. Sergio has held senior positions in the public and private sectors, notably in New York, Brasilia and Geneva. Before that, he was CEO of the Development Bank of São Paulo, Brazil; CEO of the Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG), Brazil; and Director General, Strategy and Partnerships, at the New Development Bank in Shanghai, China. Sergio holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of São Paulo, a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, and a master’s degree in international Trade from Sciences Po – Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris.