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Renata Truzzi de Souza

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Chief Impact and Operations Officer at NESsT

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

About

Renata Truzzi de Souza is Chief Impact & Operations Officer at NESsT Global, overseeing organizational effectiveness, operational strategy, and impact measurement. Previously, she served as Global Acceleration & Impact Director managing a portfolio of over 90 social enterprises across seven countries, and as Country Director of NESsT Brazil for nearly 12 years, where she led programs that generated 24,000 jobs and reached 350,000 people through investments in 34 companies. She brings 27 years of experience in impact investing, social investment, business development, and nonprofit management, with educational background in business administration, investment management, journalism, and marketing.

Experience

  1. NESsTChief Impact & Operations Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. NESsTAcceleration Investments & Impact Director (Global)2023 — 2025
  3. NESsTAcceleration Director and Interim Country Director Brazil2023
  4. NESsTCountry Director (Brazil)2012 — 2023Brazil
  5. MIT Sloan Investment Management ClubIIC Judgecurrent2018 — present
  6. ANDE - Aspen Network of Development EnterprisesMember of the Brazilian Steering Committee2013 — 2018São Paulo Area, Brazil
  7. Projeto GuriDevelopment Coordinator2008 — 2012
  8. ImageMagicaInstitutional Development2008 — 2009
  9. Doutores da AlegriaMarketing Coordinator1998 — 2007

Education

  1. USP - Universidade de São PauloBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration1994 — 1998
  2. GIFE - Grupo de Institutos Fundações e Empresasespecialização, Terceiro Setor2000 — 2001
  3. Faculdade Casper LíberoMaster's degree, Communication2003 — 2004
  4. The Aspen InstituteInvestment Manager Training2012
  5. IFC - International Fundraising CongressTraining, Non profit2010
  6. ABEMD - Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Marketing Diretoespecialização, Marketing Direto2006 — 2007

Skills & more

Impact ManagementSocial ImpactGestão executiva1SustentabilidadeImpact Investing1Strategic Planning7Marketing Communications26Email Marketing7Marketing Management2Business Development7Non-profits4Project Planning6
+12 moreCorporate Social ResponsibilitySocial MediaDirect MarketingBusiness StrategyOnline MarketingNon profitMarketingDatabase MarketingSocial InvestmentEntrepreneurshipManagerial FinanceDue Diligence

Languages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

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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

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