Education policy

Giácomo is a Master's student in the International Education Policy Analysis program. Prior to joining Stanford and the Lemann Center, he researched Brazilian moral and civic education during his undergraduate studies in Political Science and Anthropology at the University of Chicago, where he was an Odyssey and a Stamps Scholar. Giácomo's research is informed by his experience growing up in a highly polarized political context at home and at school.

Deborah received her BA in Government from Smith College in 2009. Her first job as a mentor for at-risk youth in Cambridge, MA set the tone for her career path. Upon returning to Brazil she worked in Niteroi, RJ, establishing partnerships between local NGOs and a British voluntourism organization. In 2013, Deborah decided to explore her interest in international education and joined EducationUSA as an educational adviser.

Rebecca Tarlau is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Education at Stanford University, affiliated with the Lemann Center for Educational Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Brazil. Her ethnographic research agenda has three broad areas of focus: (1) Theories of the state and state-society relations; (2) Social movements, critical pedagogy, and learning; (3) Latin American education and development. Her most recent project examines the educational initiatives of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST), a national social movement of rural workers struggling for agrarian reform.

I am currently a PhD student at Kobe University, in Japan. I am also an individual consultant for education policy related projects. I have masters degrees on International Comparative Education from Stanford University and Computer Science from University of Sao Paulo, and a bachelor degree in automation engineering from State University of Campinas. I have worked for the Ministry of Education in Brazil, Movimento pela Base, Instituto Natura, Insper, Fatec, Instituto Federal de Sao Paulo and software companies.