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Interview Segment: UNFIIILTERED Featuring Henrique Meirelles
We are pleased to present the second episode of UnfIIIltered— a talk show in which our hosts, Dr. Robert Hanel and Steve Golden( NextGen), interview a pre-eminent restructuring professional on both the professional and personal aspects of their life and career. We were honored to be joined by Henrique Meirelles for the program. Mr. Meirelles served as the Keynote Speaker at the III 2025 Annual Conference, where Robert and Steve had a chance to sit down with him and discuss his thoughts on economic policy, insolvency reform, and bureaucracy in Brazil.
Mr. Meirelles began his professional journey at BankBoston, where he rose through the ranks to become President and CEO, overseeing the bank’ s operations in more than 20 countries. After decades of leadership in the global financial industry, he transitioned to public service at a critical moment for Brazil. In 2003, Meirelles was appointed President of the Central Bank of Brazil, a position he held for a record eight years, under two administrations. During his tenure, he successfully stabilized inflation, strengthened Brazil’ s international reserves, restored investor confidence, and helped lay the groundwork for a period of sustained economic growth. After his term at the Central Bank, Meirelles continued to play a vital role in Brazil’ s economic affairs. In 2016, amid a challenging fiscal crisis, he was appointed Minister of Finance. In this role, he spearheaded reforms to restore fiscal responsibility, control public spending, and revive economic growth, most notably through proposing the constitutional spending cap and supporting structural reforms to modernize the Brazilian economy. Throughout his career, Meirelles has contributed to international institutions, serving on advisory boards and forums such as the World Economic Forum and the Council on Foreign Relations. He ran for President of Brazil in 2018.
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