CEO of ABIHV – Brazilian Association of the Green Hydrogen Industry. Member of the Economic and Sustainable Development Council of the Presidency of the Republic.
PhD in Energy Planning with over 20 years of experience in the energy sector. Former Executive Director at IBP, with a career spanning Petrobras, Deloitte, Vale, and international institutions.
Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and at the Army Command and General Staff School. Board member of national councils and coordinator of female leadership programs in energy.
Author of four books and frequent contributor to national and international publications on energy and geopolitics.
CEO of ABIHV, the Brazilian Association of the Green Hydrogen Industry.
Member of the Economic and Sustainable Development Council of the Presidency of the Republic.
Professor in the Graduate Programs at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and at the Army Command and General Staff School.
Fernanda holds a PhD in Energy Planning, a Master’s degree in Information Technology, and a Master’s degree in International Finance. She is the author of four books, numerous chapters, and several articles published on the energy sector and Petropolitics. She also serves as a Board Member of the Education Council at the Rio de Janeiro Commercial Association.
With more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector, Fernanda has built a solid career in leading organizations in Brazil and abroad, such as IBP, Petrobras, Deloitte, Vale SA, Vale Óleo e Gás, Universidade Gama Filho, and Dickinson. She is skilled in managing large multidisciplinary teams, developing business plans, conducting financial feasibility studies, and evaluating projects. She has extensive expertise in people management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, business analysis, financial valuation, and competitive intelligence. At IBP, she served as Executive Director, responsible for corporate management, governance, and financial results, leading a team of over 130 employees.
Fernanda also coordinates “Sim, Elas Existem” and EMPODEREC, programs dedicated to female inclusion and equity in the energy sector.
She frequently contributes articles to Conjuntura Econômica (IBRE/FGV), EPBR, Agência Broadcast (Estadão), as well as to international publications such as Geopolitics of Energy (Canadian Energy Research Institute – CERI) and the EUCERS Newsletter at King’s College London.