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Conecting Institutions, driving growth, and building trusted partnerships across borders.

Executive specialized in connecting corporate strategy, institutional relations, government relations, and international business to transform complex environments into opportunities for growth, competitiveness, and sustainable value creation.

Throughout more than two decades of professional experience, he has developed an international career marked by the creation of strategic alliances among companies, governments, multilateral organizations, academia, and society, supporting organizations in market expansion, reputation strengthening, and business development.

Doctor by Université de Bordeaux (France), Master’s degree by Munich Business School (Germany), and MBA by Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil), his experience integrates Corporate Affairs, Government Relations, Corporate Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Diplomacy, and International Development, enabling the alignment of diverse interests around common objectives and the creation of long-term cooperation and growth platforms.

Throughout his career, he has contributed to the development of initiatives requiring coordination among different stakeholders, ranging from corporate internationalization processes and market development to projects related to sustainability, ESG/CSR, innovation, and territorial development. His work is guided by building convergence, transforming complex challenges into structured initiatives, and generating sustainable value.

Throughout his professional journey, he has developed strategic projects across different economic sectors, including industry, agribusiness, technology, telecommunications, oil and gas, mining, environment, and consumer goods, working on national and international initiatives focused on sustainable economic development.

Recognized for his ability to integrate diverse interests around common objectives, he leads negotiation processes and institutional engagement initiatives capable of strengthening organizations, reducing risks, expanding opportunities, and building long-term strategic partnerships.

Personal and Professional Insights

Engaged in dialogue among public and private sector organizations, civil society, and academia. His main areas of interest are related to ESG and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). He researches these topics, as well as customer loyalty, intercultural communication, and the engagement of national and international stakeholders.

Bernhard J. Smid’s Academic Background

2019-2024

Université de Bordeaux, France

Doctorate – Doctor in Business Administration (DBA)
Dissertation title: Advocacy, Stakeholder Engagement, and Customer Relations: The Perspective of Tobacco Growers in Brazil.

The research analyzes stakeholder engagement and customer relationship management/customer loyalty, considering the complexity of the tobacco agribusiness supply chain, which is highly regulated. The study surveyed 204 tobacco growers across 98 municipalities in Brazil. It also examines other agribusiness value chains that present similarities in the relationship between producers and industry.

2006 -2008

Munich Business School, Germany

Master’s Degree – Master of Arts (MA)
Dissertation title: “The Impact of Trade Liberalization on the Quality of Democracy in India”

The master’s thesis, later adapted into a book, analyzes how trade liberalization in India affected the quality of democracy in the country. The study examines the socioeconomic transformations resulting from economic openness, their impacts on society, and how these processes influenced public policy implementation. The analysis reflects on the trade-offs between global integration and democratic strengthening, focusing on one of the world’s largest and most complex examples.

2015-2016

SENAR GO, Brazil

Agribusiness Technician 

Technical course promoted by SENAR/CNA in Alexânia (GO), focused on the management and operation of agribusiness production chains.

2003-2005

Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Brazil

MBA - Masters of Business Administration

Dissertation title: Economic Models in the High-Tech Sector: Business Models in the High-Tech Sector: The Case of Digital TV in Brazil–USA Relations.

The dissertation examines existing technologies (American, Japanese, and European) and the prospects for technological implementation in Brazil, considering private sector advocacy efforts related to national and international public policies.

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