Dr. Carlos H J Brando

Carlos Brando is a civil engineer who attended the SPURS and PhD programs at MIT. His long and diversified experience in the coffee sector has led him to work as a consultant for the International Coffee Organization, World Bank, Sustainable Trade Initiative, Global Coffee Platform, World Cocoa Foundation and many other companies and institutions. He has coordinated coffee projects in more than 50 producing countries across five continents, including all the main coffee growing areas of Brazil....See more

Carlos Brando is a civil engineer who attended the SPURS and PhD programs at MIT. His long and diversified experience in the coffee sector has led him to work as a consultant for the International Coffee Organization, World Bank, Sustainable Trade Initiative, Global Coffee Platform, World Cocoa Foundation and many other companies and institutions. He has coordinated coffee projects in more than 50 producing countries across five continents, including all the main coffee growing areas of Brazil. Carlos has sat on the boards of UTZ and Ipanema Coffees, is a member of the Coffee Chamber of B3 (Brazilian Stock and Commodities Exchange), the Coffee Quality Institute's Board of Trustees and MIT SPURS Advisory Board and chairman of the boards of the Global Coffee Platform and the Coffee and Immigration Museums in Brazil. In 2017 Carlos received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the African Fine Coffees Association. See less