We are ImpulsoGov

Our mission is to leverage the smart use of data and technology in the Brazilian public health system so that all people in the country have access to high-quality healthcare services.

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We are a non-profit organization that supports public health care workers to improve policy making through a robust use of data and technology.

Founded in 2019, Impulso first worked with cities in areas such as health, education and social welfare to solve a recurrent problem: massive databases are generated in the provision of public services, but it too often remains unused despite its potential to guide critical policy.

When the Covid-19 pandemic started, local governments focused all efforts to manage the effects of the sanitary crisis. Given the scenario, we decided to focus our work on public health, in a way to help the government officials in their response to the pandemic.

As we understood the real needs Brazilian municipalities faced when it came to public health during the pandemic, in 2021, we expanded our range of work with the development of digital solutions for public officials from SUS within two areas: Primary Healthcare and Mental Healthcare.

We want to make sure that no one in Brazil suffers or loses their life for issues that effective public policies could have avoided. We work supporting local governments so that all public health care workers have access to the information they need to act in a preventive and resolutive way. To make this possible, we offer freely-available data-driven solutions that facilitate the decision-making turning high-quality data into action.

We impact people throughout governments

We want to make change for the good in the life of people through public policy: that is our definition of success. And we know this is not easy. From understanding each detail of a program to delivering the proper solutions, we prioritize the urgent challenges and make all the effort to deliver high-quality services.

We create simple and scalable solutions

We break big problems down into tasks that are feasible with practical solutions and great impact. We use data and technology to make our solutions accessible for as many people as possible.

We Ask Questions and We Act

We encourage people to ask questions because we believe questions lead to solutions. Meanwhile, we act: we don’t wait for all the answers to come in order to act, because some answers come with action.

We Care About Each Other

We have a culture that lies on feedback to make the best from our collaborative work. We dedicate ourselves to supporting the ones among us who need help; We carefully listen to what each one has to say; We value the opinions and emotions of the ones around us;

We Build Strong and Diverse Teams

We make our community strong and diverse because big challenges demand the best teams with diversified points of view. We invest time in hiring the most talented and grittiest people and we invest in their development.

ImpulsoGov is a non-partisan organization that operates throughout Brazil.

100municipalities are directly supported by us
0606 state governments were attended during the pandemic

Executive Team

Isabel Opice

Isabel Opice

Masters in International Development at Harvard University; Worked in the São Paulo State Government and in the Ayrton Senna Institute

João Abreu

João Abreu

Co-founder and executive-director at Impulso Gov. Masters in International Development at Harvard University; Worked in the São Paulo City Hall and in the Harvard Government Performance Lab.

Pedro Drummond

Pedro Drummond

Product Director at ImpulsoGov. He has a Production Engineering degree from UFMG, was Product and Marketing Director at the Brazilian game start-up Wildlife Studios and had experience in Gradus and Accenture management consultancies.

Our Board of Trustees

Denis Mizne

Denis Mizne

CEO at Lemann Foundation

Erick Mazer Yamashita

Erick Mazer Yamashita

Designer at Latitud

Joice Toyota

Joice Toyota

Executive Director at Vetor Brasil

Márcia Castro

Márcia Castro

Head of the Public Health School at Harvard University

Paulo Chapchap

Paulo Chapchap

Strategic Advisor at Dasa

Vitor Olivier

Vitor Olivier

CTO at Nubank

Fiscal Council

Ricardo Vieira

Ricardo Vieira

Portfolio Manager at VBI Real Estate

Eduardo Azevedo

Eduardo Azevedo

Innovation Specialist at BID

Elisa Mansur

Elisa Mansur

CEO and Co-founder at Carlinos start-up

Maíra Madrid

Maíra Madrid

Director at SP Parcerias

Adailton Lopes

Adailton Lopes

Payment Programs Manager at Amazon

Maira Machado

Maira Machado

Microcredit Manager at Itaú

Our Team

Ana Paula Sales

Ana Paula Sales

Estagiária de Comunicação

Beatriz Patrício

Beatriz Patrício

Project Analyst

Bernardo Baron

Bernardo Baron

Impact Assessment Specialist

Bruna Fernandes

Bruna Fernandes

Data Engineer

Carla Fernandes

Carla Fernandes

Product Designer

Daniela Krausz

Daniela Krausz

Senior Project Director

Danilo Neves

Danilo Neves

Web Developer

Emília Felix

Emília Felix

Content Analyst

Fábio Santiago

Fábio Santiago

Internal Management Consultant

Fernanda Soares

Fernanda Soares

Project Analyst

Fernanda Tolentino

Fernanda Tolentino

Strategic Projects Coordinator

Gabrielle Akemi

Gabrielle Akemi

People and Culture Analyst

Gabrielle Arruda

Gabrielle Arruda

Engineering Manager

Glória Ribeiro

Glória Ribeiro

Project Analyst

Helena Alves

Helena Alves

Data Coordinator

Iara Batista

Iara Batista

Internal Management Analyst

Isabela dos Santos

Isabela dos Santos

Project Analyst

Jessyca Sampaio

Jessyca Sampaio

Project Analyst

Juliana Ramalho

Juliana Ramalho

Project Manager

Kleverson Miranda

Kleverson Miranda

Project Analyst

Leda Antunes

Leda Antunes

Communication Manager

Letícia Aparecida

Letícia Aparecida

People and Culture Analyst

Lumi Shine

Lumi Shine

Process Assistant

Maíra Ottoni

Maíra Ottoni

Data Engineer

Mairla Protazio

Mairla Protazio

Project Analyst

Mayara Matos

Mayara Matos

Institutional Relations Analyst

Murilo Celli

Murilo Celli

Project Specialist

Phelipe Queiroz

Phelipe Queiroz

Product Manager

Raphaela Ramos

Raphaela Ramos

Content Analyst

Raquel Avino

Raquel Avino

Operations Manager

Roberta Thompson

Roberta Thompson

Product Designer

Tainá Santana

Tainá Santana

Full Stack Developer

Vitória Velho

Vitória Velho

Institutional Relations Manager

Walter Damasceno

Walter Damasceno

Data Engineer

Yasmin Lima

Yasmin Lima

Internal Management Analyst