Carlos (Degas) Filgueiras
InvestorCo-founder & Partner at Bewater Ventures
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
About
Former senior executive and serial entrepreneur who co-founded and led Adtalem Educacional do Brasil, growing it from 2,500 to 115,000 students, and later served as Group President at Adtalem Global Education. He holds a master's in business from Stanford and a civil engineering degree from the University of São Paulo.
Experience
- BewaterCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2019 — presentSão Paulo, SP, Brasil
- WobaBoard Member and Investorcurrent2025 — presentSão Paulo
- SkyoneBoard Member and Investorcurrent2024 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- +A EducaçãoBoard Member and Investorcurrent2019 — presentPorto Alegre Area, Brazil
- IBBx InnovationBoard Member and Investorcurrent2018 — present
- Clínica Popular SiMBoard Member and Investorcurrent2013 — presentFortaleza Area, Brazil
- Hotel EmilianoBoard Member and Shareholdercurrent2017 — presentSão Paulo, SP
- Alexia VenturesOperating Partner2020 — 2022São Paulo Area, Brazil
- Edify EducationBoard Member and Investor2016 — 2022Rio de Janeiro
- LogComexBoard Member and Investor2021 — 2022
- CREB Centro de Reumatologia e Ortopedia BotafogoBoard Member and Investor2019 — 2021
- Eleva EducaçãoBoard Member and Investor2013 — 2020Rio de Janeiro Area, Brazil
- Adtalem Global EducationGroup President, Business & Technology at DeVry Education Group2017 — 2019São Paulo Area, Brazil
- DeVry Education GroupGroup President, International2016 — 2017
- DeVry UniversityBoard of Trustees Member2015 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
- DeVry BrasilPresident2009 — 2017São Paulo Area, Brazil
- DeVry BrasilChairman, President and CEO2000 — 2010
- ebX express brasilShareholder, Marketing Director2000 — 2002
- InterCouriersCo-founder, Managing Director1996 — 2000
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA2002 — 2004
- USP - Universidade de São PauloBSc, Civil Engineering1991 — 1995
- FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasBachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management1992 — 1993
Skills & more
Business Strategy60PowerPoint6Marketing Strategy22Microsoft Excel7Marketing14Social Media Marketing5Project Management15Microsoft Office7Strategic Planning53Microsoft Word4Entrepreneurship24Leadership Development19
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Business PlanningCoachingEnglishBudgetsChange ManagementPublic SpeakingStrategyManagementMicrosoft PowerPointStart-upsMergers & AcquisitionsLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,187
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended USP - Universidade de São Paulo79
Alexandra DubarInvestor at DaphniMichel AbadiManaging Partner at Maverick Ventures IsraelBruno YoshimuraCo-founder and General Partner at Onevc Venture Partners LlcGustavo RibasInvestor at KfundPaulo VerasInvestor at MatterScale VenturesRomero RodriguesInvestor at Headline
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Also attended FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas172
Cristian PintoInvestor at DaphniJulien DillonInvestment Director - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgGustavo RibasInvestor at KfundBruno DalapriaPartner at NXTPLorena DeolinoInvestment Associate at NXTPArthur MiznePartner at Base Partners
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