Ana Paula is the Director of Strategy and Innovation at BMJ Consultores Associados. Having been with the consultancy since 2016, she is responsible for teams in Government Relations, Innovation, and International Trade. She previously worked in the International Advisory Office of the Federal District as the Coordinator of International Projects and served as Commercial and Government Relations Manager at the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Brasília. Ana Paula also acts as a mentor and Director of Planning and Strategy at IRELGOV. She holds a master’s degree in Legislative Power from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and an MBA in International Trade and Business from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Catholic University of Brasília (UCB). Ana Paula is one of the co-founders of the Women Inside Trade (WIT) network in Brazil.