About
Mariana Lima is Associate Director of Lirio Fund Brazil at NESsT, where she focuses on fund expansion and pipeline development in Brazilian markets. She brings over a decade of experience in sustainable finance, with expertise in business planning, agricultural economics, credit analysis, and portfolio management. Lima holds an MBA in Sustainability and is trilingual.
Experience
- NESsTLirio Fund Brazil Associate Directorcurrent2026 — present
- NESsTLirio Fund Brazil Manager2024 — 2026Brazil
- Amazon Investor CoalitionSenior Manager of Deal Flow2022 — 2023São Paulo, Brazil
- Palladium: Make It PossibleSenior Investment Associate2020 — 2022Greater São Paulo Area
- Partnerships for ForestsSenior Investment Associate2020 — 2022São Paulo, Brazil
- QuintessaProject Manager2019 — 2020São Paulo, São Paulo
- HLN Cafes EspeciaisStrategy and Operation Manager2018 — 2019Campinas Area, Brazil
- SafraGerente de Produtos Corporate - Empréstimos Estruturados2017 — 2018São Paulo, São Paulo
- SafraAnalista de Planejamento e Controle Sênior2016 — 2017Greater São Paulo Area
- SafraTrainee2015 — 2016Greater São Paulo Area
- Banco OriginalAnalista comercial II2014Greater São Paulo Area
- Banco OriginalAnalista comercial 12013 — 2014Goiânia, Goiás
- RaízenAnalista de Planejamento Agricola2013Piracicaba, São Paulo
Education
- FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasGestão Estratégica de Carbono - Strategic Carbon Management2025
- FGV - Fundação Getulio VargasMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Sustainability2019 — 2020
- USP - Universidade de São PauloBachelor's degree, Agricultural Engineering2007 — 2012
- London College of International Business studiesInternational Business/Trade/Commerce2012
- Inei Coc
Skills & more
English12Portuguese5Impact InvestingSocial Impact1EntrepreneurshipEnvironmental Impact AssessmentCarbon ManagementEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)Greenhouse Gas (GHG) ProtocolAgribusiness20Agronomy8Agriculture12
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Microsoft OfficePowerPointMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordAgricultural EconomicsBusiness PlanningLanguages English · Espanhol · Português
- Curso Internacional de Introdução a Negócios Sociais — Yunus Negócios Sociais Brasil
From Mariana's professional profile.
Colleagues at NESsT
Adriana Neira
Senior Finance & Operations Associate at NESsT
Alejandra Ramírez Loaiza
Country Director at NESsT
Alfredo Ramos Cruzado
Portfolio Manager at NESsT
Ana Belen Jalixto Romero
Lirio Fund Andes Portfolio Manager at NESsT
Ana Carbajal Azcárate
Global Accountant at NESsT
Anamaria Pelegrini
Director of Human Resources, Systems and Global Compliance at NESsT
Andrea Molestina
Portfolio Manager at NESsT
Aneta Sokolowska
Portfolio Manager at NESsT
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mariana Lima work?
- Mariana Lima is Lirio Fund Brazil Associate Director at NESsT.
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