Maurício Moraes is a media and management professional with over 13 years of experience in public management and communications. He has worked with various news outlets such as BBC World Service and Brazil's Folha de S. Paulo. He is also a former Chief of Staff and Cabinet Member of the Araçoiaba da Serra Municipality. Moraes has a degree in Communications from São Paulo State University and a Master's in Public Policy and Management from King's College London where he studied regulation. He has a broad range of skills, including team coordination, institutional relations, project management, editorial production, policy making, research, and crisis management. Moraes has a special interest in technology, local development and international cooperation.