Marcelo Silva builds and delivers regenerative finance products and programs — from protocol-informed tools to institutional engagements with central banks, VC funds, and grassroots communities across five continents. His work contributed to the mobilization of $3.5M for impact initiatives, and reached 30k+ people across 29+ countries. Grounded in a PhD in Institutional Theory (UFRJ) and a Master's in Justice Theory (UFES), he brings academic rigor to product, project management, and advocacy for regenerative finance.
Research
Institutional Theory (PhD, UFRJ) and Justice Theory (MSc, UFES); post-doctoral work on risk analysis for Impact Capital Allocation. Product-oriented research — academic rigor applied to real capital-allocation and product problems.
Product Development
Built, coordinated, and audited (security) products that reached multiple countries and audiences, from concept to deployment, translating protocol research into usable tools.
Project & Program Management
Delivered engagements with institutional counterparts (venture capital funds, Central Bank, National Treasury, global PR companies) and grassroots communities across North, Central, and South America, Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
Advocacy
Represents regenerative finance and impact M&E practice through contributions to Regenerative Finance Spring (merged with ReFi DAO in 2023), Liga Colaborativa dos Povos, Blockchain na Escola, and UNESCO-SOST — aligning players and translating technical work into policy and public dialogue.
Data Management
Data management applied to impact measurement and socioeconomic development, across Impact Plus, Liga Colaborativa, ReFi Spring, ReFaz, CECID, and Blockchain na Escola.
Teaching
Taught philosophy, social theory, and pedagogical practice at federal and state institutions in Brazil, and coordinated university extension programs connecting research to public-school communities for over a decade. Full trajectory on the Projects & Trajectory page.
Post-Doctoral Research, Risk Analysis for Impact Capital Allocation — CECID/UNIFACS (Voluntary, part of scope as voluntary dedication to Liga Colaborativa dos Povos)
PhD, Institutional Theory — UFRJ, 2021
Master's, Justice Theory — UFES, 2016
Post-Graduate, Business Law — LEGALE, 2021
Bachelor's, Philosophy — UFES, 2014
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