Academic Background

Institutions Shaping Professional Expertise

CURRENT ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS

• Ph.D. in Economics (Candidate)

MASTER'S DEGREES

• MBA – Master of Business Administration

• Master's in Commercial Management and Marketing

• Master's in International Trade

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES & SPECIALIZATIONS

• Senior Management

• Financial Management & Accounting

• Human Resources Management

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Coaching, NLP, and Leadership

BACHELOR'S & PROFESSIONAL DEGREES

• Finance and International Business Administration

• International Logistics Management

• Foreign Trade

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Business & Management: Human Talent Management, Personnel Selection, Executive and Business Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Negotiation Techniques.

• NLP & Behavioral Science: Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Coaching and NLP.

• Digital Marketing & Tech: Digital Marketing, E-commerce, Community Management, Web Positioning (SEO), Growth Hacking (Metrics & Rapid Growth Strategies).

• Public Sector: Public Administration, Public Finance and Budgeting, Political Marketing.

• Education & Pedagogy: Business English Program, Academic Aptitude in English, University Teaching and Didactics, Virtual Learning Environments, ELT (English Language Teaching), Pedagogy for Virtual Education.

• Operations: BPO Convergys.

ADVANCED COURSES & ADDITIONAL TRAINING

• Management & Finance: Finance for Management, Human Talent Management, State Contracting, Code of Administrative Procedure and Administrative Litigation, Political Control, Voting Juries.

• Marketing & Tech: Google Ads, Google Analytics, Digital Marketing for Business, Email Marketing, Computer Architecture, eCitizen ICDL.

• Education & ELT: CLIL in the 21st Century, Building Learning Objects, Disconnected Virtual Education, ELT ASOCOPI, ELT Richmond, First Annual Symposium - ELT, Models for Excellence in ELT, Social Participation and Methodology, Study Abroad with CAE Cambridge Exam, Understanding the IELTS Speaking Test, Using the CEFR.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY & INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS

• Native-level command of English, Portuguese, and Spanish, complemented by professional working proficiency in Italian. All linguistic competencies are backed by an extensive array of standardized international assessments and certifications.

Last updated: January 2, 2026.

Joseph Ritz