Anna de Souza Aranha

Artist, Business leader, Business mentor, Concerned citizen, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Social entrepreneur

Partner and Co-CEO of Quintessa, since 2012 Anna has dedicated herself to overcoming relevant social and environmental challenges through entrepreneurial and innovative solutions - working in a systemic and integrated manner with different actors and stakeholders. She carries out ecosystem-building initiatives, focused on boosting the growth of impact businesses and startups, as well as innovation and positive impact agendas among large companies, investors, institutes and foundations, and family philanthropists. She holds a degree in business administration and attended Stanford Ignite and DEP (Singularity University) with a focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. She works as an expert in the brazilian impact ecosystem, having been a columnist for local media and Board Member of impact organizations. Anna is focused in climate and economic development challenges, working with entrepreneurial, innovative, tech, systemic and inter-sector solutions.