Thiago is the CEO at Arko International, one of the leading public affairs firms focused in Latin America. He has given presentations about the Latin American political environment as well as China – Latam relations in over a dozen countries and universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. A specialist in political risk analysis and political network analysis, through his firm he has advises over 100 companies, rating agencies and investment funds from the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia. He is a columnist at the main Brazilian newspaper, Estado de São Paulo and co-editor and co-presenter of the China-Latam Podcast. In 2021, Thiago testified at the US Congress on the key aspects of the Chinese strategy in Latin America. Thiago is an alum of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
