Rafael Moreira

CEO&Founder

2019 - Current

A Bertha Capital nasceu a partir da visão de se impulsionar o Venture Capital (VC) e o Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) no Brasil, buscando criar mecanismos de apoio ao investimento em startups e empresas de base tecnológica a partir de recursos existentes nas estruturas das cadeiras produtivas brasileiras.

Quarentena

2019 - 2019

National Secretary for Innovation and New Businesses

2018 - 2019

Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management, Special Advisor for Industry 4.0

2017 - 2018

Person in charge for designing and implementing National Strategy for Industry 4.0 (www.industria40.gov.br), launched during the World Economic Forum Latin America on may 14th, 2018.

Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management, Director for Innovative Technologies

2016 - 2017

PhD Candidate and Researcher

2014 - 2016

Consultant in science, technology and innovation topics, with experience in technology-based enterprises, startups and technology economy, He has projects with the OECD, World Bank among many other Brazilian and European companies.

Senior Consultant

2015 - 2015

Consultancy for OECD in the development of the OECD ICT Outlook 2015, in agreement with the institution's digital economy sector.

Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management, Deputy Secretary for ICT Policies

2011 - 2014

Formulation and Coordination of the new Strategic Plan for Software and IT Services (IT Maior), including training activities of human resources, innovation, internationalization of IT companies, export promotion and development of digital ecosystems in strategic areas such as oil&gas, energy, telecommunications, defense, security, etc.(http://thebrazilbusiness.com/article/overview-of-ti-maior). Start-Up Brazil CEO, which aims to accelerate over 300 startups worldwide by 2015 in Brazil. Extremely well known globally, semiannually program receives over 900 applications from 40 different countries. For more information: http://startupbrasil.mcti.gov.br/en/. Manages the development of research with a large number of Brazilian researchers in the innovation economy, information economy, competition, economics of platform, free software economy, intellectual property in software in comparative perspective, cloud computing, mobility, smart cities, among other areas, through partnership with UNESCO. Responsible for the management of information technology law and set of tax incentives for Brazilian hardware industry (computers, tablets, hospital equipment, smartphones, etc.). Nowadays the Informatics Law has an amount of 2.5 billion dollars in tax expenditures and investment in R&D of approximately US$ 600 million/year.

Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management, Deputy Director for Innovation

2007 - 2011

I coordinated the ICT area in the Brazilian Productive Development Policy (The macro-goals, or National-Goals, the increase of the Gross fixed capital formation, private spending in R&D, expanding the participation of Brazilian exports in international trade, and increasing the exporting activity of Microcompanies and Smaller Companies). Managed a national program for exporting software and IT services in Brazil, together with the Brazilian Export Agency (APEX-BRAZIL). Building programs geared to the degree of maturity for local companies exporting IT: evaluated from SMEs in need of export consortia, even large companies that relied on brand positioning national IT. Participation in several international meetings, working groups and Trade Missions in countries like Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Iran, Lebanon, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. Board Member of CI-Brazil Program: Program for the development of human resources in the field of microelectronics, launched along with the National Policy of Microelectronics (PNM).

Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management, Economic Advisor

2005 - 2007

Developed and managed the implementation of Telecommunications Service Index (IST) (economist in charge). The Telecommunications Services Index (IST) was created in 2005 in response to the Brazilian population demand about a new price index specific to Brazilian telecommunication market. Provided intellectual leadership and actively support the consolidation of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to Brazilian telecommunications sector (Economist in charge). Worked under the supervision of the senior partners in the elaboration of microeconomic scenarios to support allocation decisions for development to Voice Under IP (VOIP).

Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management

2006 - 2006