Laura Guaraná is a partner co-responsible for the Private Equity strategy in the education sector and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mrs. Guaraná has been with Crescera since 2008.

Prior to joining the Crescera, Mrs. Guaraná worked at Banco BBM as a credit analyst focusing on agribusiness companies, and also as a commodities analyst, in the mining and steel sectors. In addition, Mrs. Guaraná worked at Isotop in Lyon, France, in production quality control.

Mrs. Guaraná holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Finance from FGV and graduated in Electrical Engineering and Production Engineering from PUC-Rio, in association with Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon.

Mrs. Guaraná served as a Board Member for Afya, Uniceplac and Medcel.