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Daulins Emilio
Board Member | Investment Executive | Speaker | Angel Investor "Education is the passport to the future..."
Daulins Emilio is currently a Sloan Fellow at Stanford Graduate School of Business, enrolled in the MSx 2024 program. He holds a Ph.D. and has a diverse background as an investment professional and board member. His professional focus includes investing, finance, accounting, corporate governance, talent management, and startups.12
Emilio's career trajectory showcases a significant range of experiences, from working in blue-collar roles to engaging with multinational company boards. He played a pivotal role in the formation of Afya and its subsequent IPO on Nasdaq.1 In addition to his professional endeavors, he is an angel investor, enjoys NFL football, and has interests in history, languages, Italian gastronomy, and genealogy.23
His leadership style emphasizes transparency and structured planning, with a strong belief in the importance of clear communication to foster stakeholder engagement.1
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Part V (Final update) – The future starts now
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today” Malcom X.
Malcom X, though a controversial figure (taken too early from us), understood one fundamental truth: Education is the passport to the future, for us individually and for society as a whole. While I may not agree with everything he stood for, his insight into the significance of education resonates with me.
Over the last few years, I have had the privilege to work in the Education sector contributing to form Brazil’s largest operator of medical schools (NASDAQ: AFYA). For me personally, education carries an even deeper meaning. It has never let me down. Every minute dedicated to learning, every penny invested in it, has always yielded rewarding outcomes. I do not refer to financial returns, but to the opportunities that education has afforded me. It has allowed me to connect with individuals from all corners of the world, forge lifelong friendships, and participate in decisions I have never dreamt of. But after being out of school for 15 years, I felt the time had come to return, to use the springboard of education once more, to learn new things, and be close to like-minded people.
Hence, I am joining Stanford’s MSx Program as a Sloan Fellow at the Graduate School of Business (GSB). The MSx Program is a one-year Master's in Management Science designed for experienced leaders where alongside 70+ classmates representing 27 nationalities, I will enhance my leadership skills and cultivate enduring relationships with both classmates and professors.
“Change lives, change organizations, change the world!” is our motto at the GSB, and I am confident that the Stanford MSx program will help me realize this aspiration.
My journey to California would not have been possible without the unwavering support of my wife, Tatiana C. Bruno, who has been by my side since the very beginning of this project.
A special thank you to Bia Campos for ensuring I didn’t miss the application deadline, and to Katherine Lilygren and Mike Hochleutner for believing that I could join this remarkable cohort of leaders.
I would also like to thank other friends and colleagues who supported me throughout this process: Denise Abel, Marc Puškarić, Rafael Roldão, Luís Augusto Moreira, Rafael Santiago, Eckart Spielkamp, Julieta Diederichsen, MSc, Cristiano Pedreira, Priscila Rodrigues, Daniel Borghi, Kaique Costa, Alexandre Leão, Henrique Castro, Felipe Freitas, Andres Salata, and Diego Bartels.
My initial days in Palo Alto were made easier by the warm welcome from my new classmates: Alex Mermod, Thai T., Paige Reeve Uher, Vladimir Moura, Julia Corrêa de Vasconcelos, Danielle Bayer, Raphael Lee, Parul Gupta, and Ankit Srivastava, to cite a few. Paraphrasing Philip Knight: Let the past recede and the future open and walk straight ahead into uncertainty.
Let’s enjoy the JOURNEY!
PART IV – Innovate or die! The phrase “Innovate or die” has a long-standing presence. It certainly carries its truth as the Neanderthal-like creatures learned the hard way in the opening scene of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 iconic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), accompanied by Richard Strauss’s memorable tune. In the realm of business, the concept of “Innovate or die” has been emphasized by influential figures like Peter Drucker in his book “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” (1985) and more recently by Bob Iger.
As I move on in my professional journey, my enthusiasm for learning about innovation and its role in businesses continues to grow. In pursuit of this learning, I traveled to Israel in May to witness firsthand what the Start-up Nation has to offer. Below is a summary of my intense 7 days in Israel.
The discussions started with an introduction to the “Startup Nation” with Assaf Luxembourg, then, insights from Yaron Carni from Maverick Ventures Israel, on his approach to providing capital and operational support to companies, visited CYREBRO, a cybersecurity company, and met with Ido Peleg, CEO of Facetrom, a company using data science to facilitate underserved people’s access to banking services. Closing the first day, I was impressed by Yali Harari, Co-Founder & CEO of Innovesta, a revolutionary way of combining social media and other sources of information to monitor companies and anticipate market movements.
In Be'er-Sheva, I visited the FinSec Innovation Lab, a collaborative initiative by Mastercard and Enel X. There, I learned about the partnership between public and private sectors to foster the development of startups. The Kibbutz Hatzerim, the birthplace of Netafim, showcased their success story in drip irrigation and Jojoba oil production, a key ingredient in the cosmetics industry.
In Jerusalem, I visited JLM SPARK, an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center working to develop youth talents for tech and entrepreneurship. There, Elie Rubin, CEO of Squaretalk, shared his experience in the Israeli business landscape.
At the prestigious Weizmann Institute of Science, I learned about Israel's latest research driving innovation.
On the last day, I went to Sorek the largest desalination plant in the world where I was received by its CFO, Mark Damatov . Closing the program, I visited The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation which introduced me to 25 Israeli startups, pioneering advancements in agriculture, healthcare, AI, food tech, and renewable energy.
My journey in the Middle East showcased the power of innovation, inspiring me with its possibilities and reinforcing the importance of embracing it.
Needless to say, the trip brought me new friends: Haim Mesel, Felipe Thomazini, Daniel Cypas, Márcia Moretti Gomes, Arnaldo Ferreira, Fernanda Fideles Steinberg, Bruno Frossard, Monica Araujo, Daniela Uziel, Chris Marinho e Fabiana Lima.
A special thank you to Carolina V. Kattan & Ariel Mielnik for the amazing cultural part.
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