A native of Rio de Janeiro, Deborah received her undergraduate degree from Smith College and earned an MA in International and Comparative Education from Stanford University as a Lemann Foundation Fellow. For the past ten years, Deborah has acted as a consultant to nonprofits and local governments in Brazil in the fields of public management, education (including international exchanges), and leadership development, all areas of experience which will connect with and amplify the most important programmatic interests of the Rio Center.