Jacques Marcovitch

Jacques Marcovitch (born 1947) is a Brazilian Emeritus Professor at the Business Administration, Economy and Accountancy Faculty and Senior Professor of Strategy and International Affairs at the International Relations Institute at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil.[1] He served as Reitor (Rector or Dean) of that University in the 1997-2001 term.[2] His research is concentrated in five areas. Business strategy on innovation, energy, forest and an environment, university governance, business pioneering and economic history of Brazil and international affairs.

Early life and education

Marcovitch received his bachelor degree in 1968; that same year he held office as the president of the Academic Center Visconde de Cairu. He graduated with a degree in business management at the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University and a PhD on Strategy for Innovation at the University of São Paulo in the 1973.

Career

Marcovitch served as the president for the São Paulo State Energy Companies in 1986-87. He was Rector of the University of São Paulo from 1997 to 2001.[3] He also served as director of the Institute for Advanced Studies[4] developing projects about reforestation and intersectorial cooperation on carbon emission mitigation programmes. He was a Senior Adviser at the World Economic Forum.[5]

Marcovitch is also Member of the Foundation Board in the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneve, Switzerland[6]

He is author and editor of several books, including Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Brazil: Priorities for Change in 2007; this book was awarded The 2008 Brazil's Jabuti Prize for Best Book in Economics and Business.[3] He also wrote GHG Emissions Reduction and Management in the Amazon in 2011.

Awards

Marcovitch was presented with an honorary doctorate at Université Lumiere, Lyon. He was awarded the titles of Chevalier de la Legion d´Honneur, France, Officier de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques, France, and the Medal of Scientific Merit, Brazil.

References

  1. ↑ "Currículo do Sistema de Currículos Lattes (Jacques Marcovitch)". uspdigital.usp.br. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Political storm clouds outlook for Brazil's climate change plan". Reuters World News | Apr 12, 2016
  3. 1 2 "Entrevista com Jacques Marcovitch, autor do livro “A Gestão da Amazônia”". Epoch Times, 08/01/2013
  4. ↑ "Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of São Paulo". iea.usp.br. iea.usp.br. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jacques Marcovitch | World Economic Forum". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. ↑ "The Graduate Institute, Geneva - Members of the Foundation Board for International Relations and Development Studies". graduateinstitute.ch. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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