James Elias

James Elias is currently a foreign trade analyst with the Brazilian government, advisor to the secretary of foreign trade, and deputy chief of staff of the Foreign Trade Secretariat.

Most of his previous professional experience was in AIESEC (2007-11), the world’s largest student-run organization, where he was president of the Local Committee of Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 2011. He holds a major in business administration from the University Center UNA (2011) and a law degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2012). He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in public administration at the University of Brasília.