Clarissa is an Electrical Engineer with a master’s degree from the LSE (London School of Economics) in Management of Information Systems and Business Strategy. She is an internationally certified ESG practitioner with diplomas from the Harvard Business School in Corporate Social Responsibility, and from INSEAD in Social Entrepreneurship.

She has a wide international academic and professional experience in Brazil, Argentina, USA, Mexico, Australia, South Korea, India, Qatar, Poland, Spain and the UK. Clarissa has worked in a variety of sectors such as: IT, Telecom, Pharmatech, Management Consulting, Non-Profits, Financial Services and Private Equity, for over 20 years. She has successfully grown a Pharmaceutical Marketing start-up in Latin America and launched YouCanFreeUs, an international humanitarian organization that combats modern slavery.

Clarissa is passionate about helping companies develop a robust ESG strategy to achieve their optimal social and environmental impact in alignment with the UN SDGs, while mitigating potential risks. She is currently based in London working for LIVOGO, a boutique consultancy on ESG & Impact Investment, she co-founded in 2016. Her main clients are in the Financial Services, especially PE Firms, Asset Managers and Impact Investment Funds, where she evaluates the ESG risks & impacts of portfolio companies through due diligence, engagement, monitoring and reporting.

She also serves as a Non-Executive Director for YouCanFreeUs and is on the Impact Board of EarthTech, an Australian Impact Investment Incubator.