Andrea Álvares

Andrea Álvares is Board Chair of the Ethos Institute and previously served for over six years as Chief Brand, Innovation, International, and Sustainability Officer for Natura&Co. Natura&Co is the Brazilian parent company of cosmetics and personal care brands including Natura, The Body Shop, and Avon, and was the first publicly traded company to earn B Corp status. Prior to Natura&Co, Andrea held General Manager, Marketing, and Strategy roles at PepsiCo and P&G.

Andrea previously served on the board of the Executive Committee of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and is a founding member of Women of Brazil, actively engaged in various female empowerment initiatives. She currently serves on the boards of several companies and leads an investment fund focused on the socio-bioeconomy in Brazil. Andrea has been recognized as one of Forbes' Most Influential Women in Brazil, an Advertising Age Woman to Watch, and one of the Top 10 Female Executives by Valor Econômico newspaper. She was also named one of GreenBiz's Badass Women in Climate Change for her leadership in sustainability.