Margarise Correa, Founder
For at least a decade, I have been passionately committed to promoting connections between the United States & Brazil.
I founded BayBrazil in 2010 to serve as a source of information and assist business communities in these two regions to establish bi-lateral ties. For that, I’ve been creating a series of programs to address critical issues of doing international business. I work with several organizations to encourage networking among the Brazilian-American professional community and increase interaction & business between the two countries.
I have ten years of experience in project management and international business. Before launching BayBrazil, I managed a federal grant and implemented an academic exchange program that helped undergrad students deepen their understanding of U.S.-Brazil relations.
I hold a B.A. in Journalism, from Universidade Estadual de Londrina and before moving to the Bay Area I worked seven years as a news reporter, editor and anchor at Brazilian network broadcasts TV Globo, TV Cultura and TV Bandeirantes. My email is margarise@baybrazil.com
Advisors
Daniel Dalarossa
With more than 25 years of experience in computer networking technology and marketing, Dalarossa is currently pursuing new ventures, leading a company that builds custom single-family homes (www.EffyisHomes.com), a music company (www.ChoroMusic.com) and a foundation in Brazil (www.CuoreFoundation.org).
His first venture was Cyclades Corporation, an IT-infrastructure management company originally founded in Brazil in 1989 with partner John Lima. Cyclades grew to become a global organization with more than 8,000 customers and more than 350 employees in 19 locations worldwide. Cyclades was sold in the year 2006. Dalarossa, who started his career as a software engineer, holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Ezilda Samoville
Director, California State Senate Office of International Relations, Ezilda Samoville has been with the CA Senate since 1989. The Office of International Relations (www.sen.ca.gov/soir) was established to provide the Senate with information and assistance conducive to the furthering of strong economic and cultural ties between California and the world’s nations.
Ms. Samoville is a Executive Director of the CA International Relations Foundation (www.sen.ca.gov/cirf ), and a member of the 2008 class of Leadership California, founded in partnership with top business, corporate, government and community organizations to further develop diverse executive women and to engage them around cutting-edge trends and big issues facing California from state, national, and global perspectives.
Bard Williams
Bard is a veteran educator, technology visionary, and talented marketing executive. He’s an accomplished keynote speaker and award-winning published author of 14 books and more than 300 articles. Bard worked at Apple Computer as senior marketing manager where he specialized in education marketing, and later, consumer/games marketing. Currently, he serves as Director of Partner & Retail Marketing for TiVo, Inc. Prior to joining TiVO, he launched TechThree, Inc., a successful consulting business with a proven track record in leading and building marketing organizations in the education and consumer technology marketplace
Bijan Dastmalchi
Co-founder and senior consultant at Symphony Consulting, Bijan has over 20 years of experience in outsourcing, strategic procurement, and supply chain management. Bijan spent seven years at Hewlett-Packard in a number of management and leadership roles in procurement and supply chain. He has also worked at Trimble Navigation, two start-ups, and, prior to starting Symphony Consulting, was Director of Semiconductor Procurement at Solectron Corporation. Bijan holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Santa Clara University and has served as an expert witness in supply chain and contract litigation.
Fred Aslan
Fred joined Venrock in 2006 and is focused on the medical device and drug development sectors. At Venrock, Fred has led multiple investments, and presently serves on the Board of Directors of Receptos, Inc. Fred is also founder and CEO of ADVANCE Medical, a Venrock portfolio company that is focused on the commercialization of medical technology in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. Prior to Venrock, he worked at Atlas Venture, CuraGen Corporation and Boston Consulting Group. Fred received his B.S. in Biology from Duke University, M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine and M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Vicente Silveira
Vicente is an experienced Internet professional, with a passion for social media and a strong belief in the potential of emerging countries such as his native Brazil. He currently works as Director of Engineering at LinkedIn, focusing on building a safe, scalable and engaging professional network site. Prior to joining LinkedIn, Vicente worked for VeriSign (now Symantec) for 8 years in product and international teams. He started his career as a founding employee of CertiSign which became one of the first successful internet startups in Brazil. He has a Computer Engineering degree from PUC-Rio and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.