Bárbara Lessa (PhD)

Internal Auditor at Minas Gerais State Government, Brazil
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, DE

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Experience

    • Brazil
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Internal Auditor
      • May 2013 - Present

      10+ years of working as an internal auditor, within the agency responsible for government compliance processes and internal controls. Held 3 management positions: Head of Prosecution of Legal Persons for Corruption, Head of Anticorruption Leniency Agreements, and Head of Disciplinary Adjustment. Main Achievements: - Conducted internal investigations and negotiations, resulting in the recovery of around €30 million for the public coffers. - Coordinated the negotiations which resulted in the conclusion of the first Anti-corruption Leniency of the State of Minas Gerais. - Collaborated closely with internal and external stakeholders, such as State Attorneys and Public Prosecutors. - Developed several compliance regulations and new strategies, advising top management. - Led capacity-building courses and seminars on ethics, compliance and anti-corruption. Show less

    • Germany
    • Research
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • German Chancellor Fellow
      • Oct 2021 - Feb 2023

      Awarded a grant from the Humboldt Foundation under the "German Chancellor Fellowship for Prospective Leaders Programme", to carry out my research project for one year and four months. Project: "Corporate liability for bribery and corruption offences: challenges, perspectives and exchanges between Brazil and Germany". Awarded a grant from the Humboldt Foundation under the "German Chancellor Fellowship for Prospective Leaders Programme", to carry out my research project for one year and four months. Project: "Corporate liability for bribery and corruption offences: challenges, perspectives and exchanges between Brazil and Germany".

    • Germany
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Leader on Corporate Liability for Corruption - German Chancellor Fellow
      • Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

      - Led a project to facilitate a professional exchange of anti-corruption policies between Brazil and Germany, resulting in valuable international networking opportunities - Organised the online workshop "Corporate Responsibility for Corruption and the relevance of Compliance: a dialogue between Brazil and Germany", for more than 180 participants and speakers from both countries - Led a project to facilitate a professional exchange of anti-corruption policies between Brazil and Germany, resulting in valuable international networking opportunities - Organised the online workshop "Corporate Responsibility for Corruption and the relevance of Compliance: a dialogue between Brazil and Germany", for more than 180 participants and speakers from both countries

Education

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
    PhD in Law, Law - Ethics - Anticorruption
    2014 - 2018
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
    Master of Laws, Law - Ethics
    2011 - 2013
  • Federal University of Ouro Preto
    Bachelor, Law
    2005 - 2010

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