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Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (EAESP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Wesley Mendes, a founder of the Brazilian Society of Finance, holds a Habilitation (2015) and a Ph.D. in Business Administration (2010) from FEA/USP. He has been a Research Affiliate at the University of Illinois and UC Irvine since 2015. He served as a Visiting Professor at BYU (2014-2015) and UT Austin (2017-2018). A faculty member at FGV/EAESP since 2011, he supervises Master's and Ph.D. students in Finance and has received awards for his work in Brazil and abroad, focusing on capital markets and corporate finance. He advises agencies such as FAPESP, SSHRC (Canada), and NCN (Poland). An academic leader, he is a co-author of books and an Associate Editor and Reviewer for journals such as *Emerging Markets Review* and *Journal of Business Ethics*. He was Editor-in-Chief of *RAC* (2018-2021), pioneering Open Science initiatives. His research explores financial innovations in ESG, financial decisions, and social networks. In the private sector, he works as a consultant and board member (e.g., Vibra Energia, 2022-2024), focusing on governance and ESG. He coordinated the Governance Committee at IBEF/SP (2013-2015) and holds Independent Board Member certification. Since 2012, he has led a CNPq Research Group and is a member of Anpad's Fiscal Council (2021-2024). More information at [https://mendesdasilva.com](https://mendesdasilva.com). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Climate change ahead have already caused increased frequency of occurrence of high-severity events such as hurricanes, floods and droughts, affecting the well-being of millions of people around the world. As a result, interest in the management of risks associated with weather events is increasing, whether in view of the financial service consumer (the personal and institutional levels), …
One of the biggest challenges faced by nascent businesses is the difficulty to access capital at costs that allow the viability of the business. In addition, the difficulty of financing startups induces negative effects on society, such as: unemployment, reduced rates of business innovation, and the predominance of low productivity. In this regard, the search for alternative forms of fina…
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