Mauricio Moura is the founder, CEO, and chairman of the board of IDEIA, a market research consultancy firm based in Brazil. He is also co-founder of the Zaftra Fund, as well as board member and visiting researcher at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. 

Moura earned his BA in Economics from the University of São Paulo, going on to earn his MA from the University of Chicago MAPSS program in 2003. He then pursued an MA in Political Management from George Washington University as well as a PhD in Economics and Politics from Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Alumni of the Division of the Social Sciences are characterized by Chicago’s deep commitment to scientific analysis, methodological innovation, and the use of theory to extend the explanatory and predictive power of social research. Whether an MA or PhD graduate (or both), each takes those values into careers in the academy and in a broad range of sectors including banking and finance, technology, and social technology, consulting and market research, health fields, and government/policymaking, among others. 

SSD’s Dialogo podcast brings alumni into conversation with Paul Poast, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Deputy Dean for Doctoral Education, and Kelly Pollock, Dean of Students. Each season will feature alumni with careers in a particular field or industry.