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Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil
About Pérsio Arida
- Pérsio Arida (born March 1, 1952 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian economist and a former president of the Central Bank of Brazil. He has a bachelor's degree in Economics from University of São Paulo and a Ph.D in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has served the Brazilian government by taking part in the crafting of the Plano Real; more specifically, he was one of the creators of the Unidade Real de Valor, a non-monetary currency and the most sophisticated and theoretical piece of the Plano Real.
- In 1995, he served as the president of the Central Bank of Brazil and Special Secretary of Social-Economic Coordination, Ministry of Planning.
- In the private sector, he was a board member of Banco Itaú Holding Financeira S.A.
- and Banco Itaú S.A., board member of Sul-América S.A, director of Opportunity Asset Management Ltda., board member of Unibanco S.A.
- and special adviser for the presidency and director of Brasil Warrant Ltd.
- Since the 1970s, he has also worked as an economic and financial consultant.As of 2008, he is working as a member of the executive council of the Instituto Moreira Salles.He is also a member of the International Advisory Board at the Blavatnik School of Government (University of Oxford) and a member of the Academic Board of Livres. Personally, he is also a fan of classical music.
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