Maria Augusta Ribeiro Tedesco (b. 1971) graduated in Business Administration at Campinas Catholic University, worked 5 years as a Capital Market Financial Analyst at Banco Bradesco ─ one of the largest national banks in Brazil ─, before earning a post-graduate degree in Translation from USP ─ São Paulo State University ─ and completing a Translation and Interpretation course at Associação Alumni ─ a renowned school in São Paulo.