Dr. Ricardo Seidl da Fonseca is a highly experienced Senior International Adviser and Researcher. He previously served as University Professor at the Production Engineering Program of the Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering (COPPE) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He was also a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at the Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University. Dr. Fonseca has held various key positions, including Former Senior Industrial Development Officer, Unit Chief, and Programme Manager at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in the Industrial Policy and Private Sector Development Branch. Currently, he serves as a Senior Adviser to the United Nations and a Member of International Advisory Boards of the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and theNational Foresight Programme in Bucharest. He is the founder and manager of the UNIDO Technology Foresight Initiative from 2001 to 2011. Prior to joining UNIDO, he worked at the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the Federal Secretary of Industrial Technology (STI/MIC), and the Agency for Projects Financing (FINEP). Dr. Fonseca's areas of expertise include industrial and technology policy, innovation strategies, technology foresight, private financing of infrastructure, investment and technology promotion, and corporate diplomacy. He earned his undergraduate degree in industrial engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and his post-graduate degree in industrial economics (Ph.D./Dr.-Ing.) from the Technology University of Munich, Germany.
