Dr Armando received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Sao Paulo, where he got his MSc and PhD degrees in Management.

He also holds an International Executive MBA, group 16  from Fundacao Instituto de Administração. Since 2001 he is a professor in Management in graduation and undergraduation courses in the following themes: Global Value Chains, International Competitiveness, Globalization and Firm Internationalization, Firm Strategy, Strategic Planning, Alliances and Innovation.
 

He has a broad international experience coordinating courses for Brazilian students in top US universities and, most notably, been as visiting scholar at: Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University, UK and At the Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness at Duke University, NC, SA.

In the 90s, when occupying executive positions he also travelled over 30 times to Asia (Hong Kong, China and Taiwan) in order to negotiate with vendors and develop products; to Europe and US to benchmark retail operations and for road shows presenting the company to potential investors and to short term (until one week long) workshops.

Now, Eduardo Armando is Adjunct Coordinator of FIA’s ProCED (SME Development Center) in Sao Paulo Brazil and consultant in management and training .