Rodrigo Tavares (26 December 1978) is a Portuguese-born academic, finance professional, and public administrator. Previously, he was Head of Foreign Affairs of the
São Paulo state government.
From 2011 to 2014, he served as the Head of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the São Paulo state government, under
Geraldo Alckmin.[4][5]
In 2015, he founded and became president of the Granito Group, a company that aims to support the field of
sustainable capitalism though consulting, investment banking, and policy & research.[4][6]
In 2018 he was nominated StartUp Portugal Ambassador, the agency tasked to promote globally the Portuguese innovation ecosystem, together with
Vhils,
Maria Mota and
Miguel Pina Martins.[7]
He is an op-ed columnist for
Folha de São Paulo, where he writes on finance, economics, and sustainability,[8][9] and for
TSF where he writes about his native Portugal.[10]
Ashwin Kumar, N. C.; Smith, Camille; Badis, Leïla; Wang, Nan; Ambrosy, Paz; Tavares, Rodrigo (4 October 2016). "ESG factors and risk-adjusted performance: a new quantitative model". Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment. 6 (4): 292–300.
doi:
10.1080/20430795.2016.1234909.
S2CID168323053.
Tavares, Rodrigo (18 October 2013). "The Participation of SADC and ECOWAS in Military Operations: The Weight of National Interests in Decision-Making". African Studies Review. 54 (2): 145–176.
doi:
10.1353/arw.2011.0037.
S2CID145795300.
Tavares, Rodrigo (December 2008). "Resolving the Kashmir Conflict: Pakistan, India, Kashmiris and Religious Militants". Asian Journal of Political Science. 16 (3): 276–302.
doi:
10.1080/02185370802504316.
S2CID154330914.
Tavares, Rodrigo (1 April 2004). "Contribution of macro-regions to the construction of peace: a framework for analysis". Journal of International Relations and Development. 7 (1): 24–47.
doi:
10.1057/palgrave.jird.1800004.
ISSN1408-6980.
S2CID143640435.
Books
Tavares, Rodrigo (2016). Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players. Oxford University Press.
ISBN9780190462116.
Tavares, Rodrigo (2014). Security in South America: the Role of States and Regional Organizations. Lynne Rienner Publ.
ISBN978-1-935049-92-0.