Roberto Waack

Roberto S. Waack is a biologist with a master’s degree in New Institutional Economics from the University of São Paulo. He has more than 35 years of experience as a senior executive at pharmaceutical and forestry companies. During the past 20 years, he has led projects in the Amazon region focused on sustainable management and forest restoration. As an entrepreneur, he is a founding partner and shareholder in companies in the biotechnology and forestry sectors. He chairs the board of Marfrig (the world’s second-largest beef producer) and Wise Plastics (Brazil’s largest plastic recycling company). He is chairman of the board of Arapyau (the philanthropic arm of Guilherme Leal). He serves on the advisory boards of the Brazil Climate, Forests, and Agriculture Coalition, WWF Brazil, the Ethos Institute, and EcoFuturo (Suzano). He is a visiting researcher at Chatham House (London), focusing on governance and externalities, “purpose-driven finance,” and innovation in the environmental economy.