The Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) is a Brazilian think tank and higher education institution founded in 1944, dedicated to promoting Brazil’s economic and social development. At present,FGV is considered the best-managed think tank in the world, the top-ranked in Latin America and the 3rd best in the world (The Global Go To Think Tank Index Report issued by the University of Pennsylvania 2020).
The School of Business Administration (Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo), where the Latam Term is embedded, is one of the ten FGV Schools. FGV EAESP has had a long tradition of preparing leaders for academia, businesses, government, and non-profit organizations, offering business management and public administration undergraduate and graduate programs.
FGV EAESP is a leading research institution in Brazil. The School’s 21 Applied Research Centers couple academia with practice which keeps a constant flow of knowledge between both. FGV EAESP’s leadership position is demonstrated by the renowned quality of its published articles, its doctoral programs, and its numerous local and international collaboration and partnership agreements.