Rafaela
Guedes

Rafaela Guedes is an independent consultant, senior fellow at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), fellow at Igarapé, and member of a panel of experts on energy transition at the Institute for Climate and Society.

Rafaela has 18 years of professional experience in the energy industry and for the last six years has been dedicated to energy transition strategies, strategic planning, and sustainability. As senior fellow at CEBRI, she leads an energy transition program in partnership with multilateral development banks, and the private and public sector currently developing 2025/2040 sectoral road-maps compatible with the Brazilian NetZero trajectory.

In February 2023 Rafaela launched, in partnership with COPPE, EPE and IDB, NetZero scenarios for Brazil. At Igarapé, she seeks to foster initiatives compatible with the standing forest through the co-creation of an ecosystem that accelerates the development of sustainable projects including restoration, reforestation, regenerative agriculture, and bioeconomy, where she develops papers, research, and fosters discussions involving various stakeholders focused on just energy transition and sustainability. Rafaela worked at Petrobras for 17 years having occupied several roles, most recently as head of corporate social responsibility and previously as chief economist, corporate exploration and production manager, investor relations coordinator and business development.

Rafaela holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a master’s degree in international management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and is a PhD student in Energy Planning at COPPE/UFRJ.