The professionals behind the seal
Our multidisciplinary team has multijurisdictional training and experience, forming the guarantee behind the Zela seal. These are the professionals who turn theoretical compliance into daily practice.
Our multi-jurisdictionality is not marketing — it is the reality of our team. Professionals trained at Harvard, Cambridge, LSE, Tsinghua and Columbia; certified in multiple regulatory systems; with careers in international organizations such as the UN, UNDP and IMO. Compliance that crosses borders.
Chairman of the Board and Co-founder
Doctor of International Law from USP. Secretary of Justice, Director of DRCI and member of COAF. Coordinator of ENCCLA, Vice-President of the Conference of Parties to UNTOC and Consultant to UNODC. Negotiated mutual legal assistance treaties with Germany, Spain and China.
Co-founder and Board Member
Master in Criminal Law from USP. Attorney admitted to the California Bar Association. Extensive national and international experience in crisis management and compliance programs, especially in banking and capital markets. Assists companies in implementing preventive and mitigating measures for financial and reputational risks.
COO
LL.M in European and International Economic Law from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Munich). Graduate from USP. Practiced in Brazil and Germany at law firms, a Big Four and a multinational. Contributed to the development of Germany's National Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment.
CIO
Doctor of Information Science from UnB. Secretary for Corruption Prevention and Strategic Information at CGU; member of COAF; first coordinator of the Money Laundering Technology Laboratory (Lab.LD). Specialist in artificial intelligence applied to law and litigation support.
Board Member
Journalist and Historian from PUC-RJ. Co-founding partner of Danthi Comunicações, specialized in corporate communications. Over 20 years of experience in corporate communications. Former Opinion Editor and editorial writer for Jornal do Brasil.
Board Member and Consultant
Doctor of Criminal Law from USP. Post-doctoral researcher at LMU Munich and University of Augsburg (Humboldt Research Fellowship). Professor and coordinator of the Economic Criminal Law Research Group at FGV Direito SP. Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court. Advisor to a Justice of the Supreme Court.
Board Member
Economist. Banco do Brasil employee for over 30 years, retired as Director of Institutional Security. Director of the executive commissions for AML, Cybersecurity and Fraud Prevention at Febraban. Member of supervisory boards at multiple companies.
Consultant
Attorney admitted to the New York Bar and Solicitor registered with the Law Society of England and Wales. Participated in multi-jurisdictional leniency agreements (Rolls-Royce and Amec Foster-Wheeler). Designs compliance programs in technology, energy, oil & gas, mining and financial sectors.
Consultant
Master's and Specialist degrees from PUC-SP (State Law and Business Law). 11 years at the Federal Public Ministry and 18 years at the São Paulo Municipal Court of Accounts (Chief of Staff, nomination as Substitute Councillor). Specialist in administrative contracts, regulation and public sanctions.
Consultant
MBA from FIPECAFI. Banco do Brasil (8+ years, AML/CFT division). Intelligence Analyst at COAF. Manager of Internal Controls, Risks and Compliance at Empresa Gestora de Ativos (EMGEA).
Consultant
Master in Law, State and Constitution from UnB. State Prosecutor at MPDFT for over 24 years. Secretary of Justice. Member of the National Council of the Public Ministry (CNMP) for two terms. Focus on anti-corruption legislation, administrative misconduct, data protection and sanctioning law.
Consultant
LL.M from the London School of Economics (Chevening Scholar) and Master's from Tsinghua University (Schwarzman Scholar). Consultant to UNDP and international coordinator of the ABA. Speaker at Oxford, Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court and Central Bank. Specialist in digital assets.
Consultant
Team manager for electronic fraud monitoring solution development at Banco do Brasil. Head of the Innovation and Prospecting Division at COAF's Executive Secretariat.
Consultant
Doctor of Criminal Law from USP, with research at Columbia Law School and post-doctoral work at Harvard Law School. Professor of Economic Criminal Law at FGV-SP and Legislative Advisor to the Federal Senate. Federal Judge for 15 years in the Financial Crimes and Money Laundering Court in São Paulo — presided over Brazil's first insider trading and market manipulation cases.
Consultant
LL.M First Class from King's College, University of Cambridge. Training in AI Policy (Humboldt-Universität) and US law (Ohio State). Member of Brazil's delegation to the IMO. Director of CasaInfra. Compliance, administrative law and public contracts in the maritime and energy sectors.
Consultant
Master in Business Management from FGV. Degrees in Law and Economic Sciences. AML/CFT Manager at Banco do Brasil. Strategic Analysis Coordinator-General at COAF. Superintendent of Risk Management and Internal Controls at EMGEA.
Consultant
Doctor of Law from USP. Practiced in cases of financial crimes, capital markets, crimes against public administration, tax crimes and environmental crimes. Experience in designing AML compliance programs, anti-corruption, private fraud and personal data management.
Consultant
Specialist in international relations and international legal cooperation. Head of the Special International Advisory of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Director of International Relations at the Strategic Affairs Secretariat of the Presidency. Fluent in Spanish, French, English, Italian and Portuguese.
Consultant
Engineer with over 27 years of experience in public service concession contract management, infrastructure and corporate governance. President of a solid waste concession company and director of an Italian-Brazilian binational holding. Experience in operational, regulatory and compliance risk management in multi-jurisdictional environments.
Consultant
Specialist in international strategy and negotiation, sustainability and legal cooperation. Specialization from UnB and FGV in Strategic Carbon Management. Executive Secretary at the International Cooperation Unit of the Attorney General's Office (PGR).
Consultant
Specialist in regulatory technology and digital solution development for compliance and fraud prevention. Leads the technological development of ZelaTech — Zela's regulatory intelligence platform — and coordinates the integration between regulatory expertise and AML/CFT and anti-fraud process automation.