Paula Guedes

Paula Guedes is the founder and CEO of Jobzi, where she leads her team's efforts in building technologies that learn and power the world's work. She is a specialist at Instituto Millenium (IMIL), where her areas of expertise are entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems. An active member in the civic sphere, Guedes advocates that technology and transparency can dramatically improve the business environment. Her work has earned her a seat at Conselho da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro's City Advisory Board to the Mayor's Office), where she was the youngest member at the time of her appointment. As contributor to the Cidade Competitiva, Inovadora e de Oportunidades Committee, she focuses on creating a local economy that is more globally-competitive. Guedes founded IFL Dialogues - sister chapter to Instituto de Formação de Líderes. While President of IFL Dialogues, she co-founded the "5-points Project,” which prioritizes municipal actions aimed at improving Brazil's World Bank's ranks in ease-of-doing-business. In 2012 Paula advised the Department of Science and Technology of Rio de Janeiro towards the creation of the Startup Rio Project, recognized by Latam Founder's Network as a "Top Latin American Accelerator" in their 2016 award edition. Guedes began her career at Citigroup's Mergers and Acquisitions Group in New York City, where she focused on cross-border transactions. She is an MBA graduate and Joseph Wharton Scholar at Wharton School of Business, and holds a B.S. in Finance from Marshall School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from University of Southern California.