Mariana Gava brings ten years of emerging-market business experience in some of Brazil’s largest consumer goods companies and retailers. She has a deep understanding of consumer needs and trends and the particularities of the vast Brazilian market.

Ms. Gava most recently worked as an account manager for Anheuser-Busch InBev, where she drove increased market share for the company’s beer and soft drink brands in a diverse geographic territory of Rio de Janeiro. Before joining Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ms. Gava was an account executive for the advertising agency Young & Rubicam, managing the largest advertising account in Brazil for the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. She helped guide Casas Bahia, Brazil’s largest electro-domestic retailer, on pricing, financing, and advertising strategies for personal computers, cell phones, and other electronic appliances. Ms. Gava also has extensive experience conducting consumer research as a manager in trade marketing and visual merchandising for retailers Ponto Frio and Casa & Video.

Ms. Gava holds a MBA from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, and an undergraduate degree in Communications, specializing in advertising. Mariana is a native of Rio de Janeiro, living and working there for over 30 years, and is now based in San Francisco.