Clovis Zapata is the Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization - UNIDO for Brazil.
He has more than 25 years of experience working as an economist for various international organizations, including the World Bank, UNDP, WWF, and the ESRC BRASS Centre. He has held positions in the Brazilian Federal Government and in academia in in the United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, and Italy.
He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Environmental Economics from Cardiff University, United Kingdom, and the University of California, USA, and BA and MSc degrees in Economics.