Summary
Francisco Belda is a media and technology executive with over 20 years of experience who blends academic rigor and entrepreneurial leadership as Presidente of Parafuzo and a longtime professor in UNESP’s Journalism and Media & Technology graduate programs. He has led nonprofit initiatives to strengthen journalism—serving as Projor president and now operations director—and coordinates The Trust Project in Brazil to boost news credibility. His background spans hands-on media production, running a publishing house and a music label, to scaling the largest end-to-end domestic services platform in Brazil as CEO, demonstrating an uncommon mix of editorial, product and ops expertise. A PhD in Production Engineering with a postdoctoral stint at Brandeis, he repeatedly connects innovation, pedagogy and practical product design to address misinformation and social impact.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bacharel, Comunicação Social - Jornalismo, Bacharel, Comunicação Social - Jornalismo at PUC Campinas
MBA em Gestão: Liderança e Inovação, Business/Commerce, General, MBA em Gestão: Liderança e Inovação, Business/Commerce, General at Fundação Getulio Vargas
Pós-doutorado, Pós-doutorado at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University
University of São Paulo