Senior Economist and Coordinator at FGV Projeto
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Fernando Blumenschein holds a master’s degree and a PhDin Economics from Cornell University. He was professor in the Economics and Administration Department of the University of São Paulo (FEA/USP) and in the Higher Faculty of Economic Sciences of the Brazilian School of Economics and Finance of the FGV Foundation (EBEF/FGV). He coordinated several studies at FGV Projetos, such as: Socioeconomic Impacts of the 2014 World Cup (“Brasil Sustentável”), Socioeconomic Indicators of the UPPs (Pacifying Police Units), Government Procurement Strategies in Brazil: Auction Theory and Big Data, and many others. He is currently senior economist and coordinator at FGV Projetos.