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　　Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira holds a PhD in Technological and Industrial Competitiveness from the University of Sussex, England, and a master's degree in Latin American Economics from the University of S?o Paulo.
　　He took part in the creation and later presided the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development 쭯 ABDI, was the Coordinator of the Industrial, Technological and Foreign Trade Policy of the Brazilian Federal Government, and Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Council for Industrial Development 쭯 CNDI, as well as Counselor for the Sectorial Funds of the Ministry of Science and Technology 쭯 MCT.
　　Currently, he is the President of the Brazilian Agency for Trade and Investment Promotion 쭯 Apex-Brasil. Also, he acts as Executive Secretary of the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (Brazil-UK) and of the US-Brazil CEO Forum and as Counselor of the Brazilian Bank for Economic and Social Development 쭯 BNDES and of the Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises 쭯 National SEBRAE.
　　Since April, 2008, Alessandro Teixeira holds the presidency of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), the organization that gathers the investment promotion agencies (IPAs) of 156 countries.
　　He has wide international experience, having been a consultant in Business Development for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Health System (NHS) of the British Government, and consultant in Technological Development for the International Academy of Science, in Paris. He has directed the Foreign Affairs area of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. He also worked, in the academic area, as Professor and Researcher of International Marketing, E-Commerce and Industrial Economy of the University of Sussex, in England, and in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
　　He was awarded by the Sassakawa Foundation of Japan with the title "Young Leader". Also in the private sector, he was director of Research and Market of Divisions LTD., of England, and manager of exportations in the textile and clothing segment and economic consultant for the Foundation Institute of Economic Studies (FIPE).
　　He was born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul and is 36 years old.