Joaquim levy biography for kids
Joaquim levy biography for kids
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Joaquim Levy
Joaquim Vieira Ferreira Levy (born February 17, 1961) is a Brazilian economist and Brazil's former Finance Minister.[1] Levy took office on January 1, 2015, during the presidential inauguration of Dilma Rousseff's second term.[2] He also was president of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).
Prior to the appointment, Levy was the President of Bradesco Asset Management, a division of Bradesco, Brazil's second-largest private bank.[3]
Life and education
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Levy holds a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago (1992), a Master's in economics from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) (1987), and graduated in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.[4]
Career
Early career
Levy was a professor of economics at FGV in the 1990s, before joining the IMF, where he worked from 1992 to 1999.
At the IMF Levy held several positions in the Western H