Bio

Since 2018 Viviane Martins is the CEO of the largest Brazilian business and people management consultancy, Falconi, as well as of the equally named holding company, of which it is the flagship. Operating in 50 sectors of the economy and in more than 40 countries, Falconi is recognized for implementing strategies, business models and structures for Business Agility, through goals, OKRs, processes and operations powered by artificial intelligence, in addition, it also acts in people development, organizational culture, and teams’ alignment to corporate strategies. In addition to Falconi, Viviane is also an impact leader at the United Nations Global Compact Brazil Network, ahead of one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth). She is also the author of “Real Options: concepts and applications to companies and businesses” and co-author of “Challenging the impossible”, books published in Brazil and available in Portuguese. An engineer with a PhD in Business Administration from PUC-MG, earned with a thesis on the impact of interdependence and internationalization of processes in multinationals, Viviane joined Falconi as a trainee in 2000. She climbed every step of the corporate ladder until became partner-director of the consultancy in 2014, when she supported Falconi's expansion abroad and personally carried out projects in eight countries, including Canada, Spain, and the USA. Four years later, she was appointed CEO of the whole group, taking on the challenge of leading Falconi's expansion and business diversification, via partnerships or ventures, but always with a digital footprint. In continuous growth, Falconi now presents a dozen brands in areas such as people development for the work of the future; apps and software development for management; private investments and publishing. Increasingly a consultech, the consultancy also had its scope expanded, with new operations to serve small and medium-sized companies. Ahead of a 1,200-talent team, spread across four continents and several business fronts, Viviane aims to build an environment of personal and organizational well-being, crucial for professionals and companies to be productive and efficient. For cocreating a future from different points of view, under her management Falconi adopted practices such as blind recruitment and “short Friday”, so professionals have free time to seek new knowledge or simply relax. The group also adopted broad parenting policies and incentives for volunteering, with more than half of the team engaging in its programs.