Founder of Ayrton Senna Institute, Deborah Stern Vieitas is on the board of Banco Santander (Brasil) SA and BRF SA and Chief Executive Officer of The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer for American Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro.

In her past career she held the position of Chief Executive Officer & Director at Banco Caixa Geral Brasil SA, Executive Vice President of Banco Losango SA and Executive Vice President of Banco BNP Paribas Brasil S.

She received an undergraduate degree, a graduate degree and a graduate degree from Getulio Vargas Foundation, an undergraduate degree from Escola De Comunicação E Artes, a graduate degree from Ecole Nationale d'Administration and a graduate degree from Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo.