Rodrigo Loures

Rodrigo Loures was born on July 1943, in Curitiba (Paraná-Brasil). With a degree in Business Administration from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (SP) he taught in the Business Administration School of the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Mr.Loures is married to artist Vera Lília, and has three children and eight grandchildren. In 1968, he co-founded Nutrimental Foods, an enterprise born from research in food technology at UFPR, one of the pioneering cooperation experiences between university and business in the country. In 1997, he implemented an innovative strategy at Nutrimental to change it into a learning organization. He is currently Chair of the Bazilian Institute of Quality and Productivity and President of the Innovation and Competitiveness Council of the Federation of Industries of São Paulo (FIESP). He is also a member of the Economic and Social Development Council (CDES) of the President’s Office. He has supported initiatives like BAWB – Business as an Agent of World Benefit (www.bawb.org) and ORBIS – Regional Sustainability Indicators Observatory (www.orbis.org.br). He is Co-founder of the Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development (FBDS) and Executive Secretary of the National Movement for Citizenship and Solidarity, national coordinator of actions to meet UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).