Catavento
Our Work
We expand the companies’ strategic vision through dialogue with relevant actors and the identification of risks and opportunities for the generation of long-term value
Our Work
We are a strategy and sustainability consultancy that influences the C-level in its decision making.
Catavento was founded in 2013, with the mission of influencing decision makers in the corporate sector, expanding their growth perspective to beyond the economic-financial scope. We count on a large expertise with more than 15 years of consulting experience and knowledge production. Our relationship with our clients is based on long-term partnerships.
Catavento’s solutions are based on three pillars: inspire, engage and lead. We operate across multiple sectors, with an emphasis on industries with challenges on the decarbonization and climate agenda, such as O&G, electricity, mining, infrastructure and finance.
We are recognized for our strategic vision, monitoring of macro trends, methodological rigor and articulation with opinion makers.
Knowledge production is essential to deepen the concepts explored in our consulting projects. Among the themes analyzed are macro-trends such as the future of energy, the transition to a low-carbon economy and climate change. In addition to our multidisciplinary team, we also have solid national and international partnerships.
Our current product portfolio is centered on projects that expand companies’ strategic vision. Know more about our products, experiences with our clients and our publications in order to find out how we can contribute to a positive result for your business.
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Clarissa Lins
Founding partner at Catavento Consultoria (August 2013). Board Member at ArcelorMittal (June 2021), Votorantim Cimentos (April 2021), Vibra Energia (May 2022) and Member of Suzano’s Sustainability Committee (Aug 2019). Member of the Sustainability Committee of the Board of Directors of Vale (May 2017 – May 2019). President of the Brazilian Institute for Oil, Gas and Biofuels – IBP (Nov 2019 – March 2021), where she was also member of the Executive Committee (2016-2019). Member of Petrobras Board of Directors (May 2018 – December 2019), where she was chair of the HSE Committee, member of the Audit Committee., and member of the Strategy Committee (May 2018 – May 2019). Member of the Global Future Council on the Future of Energy at the World Economic Forum (September 2018 – November 2020). Member of CEBRI’s Board of Trustees (March 2021), previously Senior Fellow for the Energy Group (2017 – 2020). Member and chairwoman of Shell plc’s External Review Committee (October 2012 – June 2015). Member of SustainAbility’s International Council (2010 – 2020). Co-author of the book “Talking sustainability in the Boardroom” (2018) and “Sustainability and Value Generation: a Transition to the XXI century” (2011). Executive director at the Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development –FBDS (2004 -2013). She worked in the public sector for several years, at the Ministry of Finance during the elaboration of the Real Plan (1993-1994), BNDES (National Development Bank) as special advisor to the CEO (1995-1999) and at Petrobras, as special advisor to the CEO and executive manager of Corporate Strategy (1999-2002). She has an academic background in Economics (master’s degree from PUC-Rio).
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Bruna Mascotte
Senior partner at Catavento Consultoria (May 2015). Coordination of consultancy projects, with a special focus on mapping global trends and translating them into risks and opportunities for business strategy and sustainability. Expertise in energy transition, climate change, ESG finance, O&G and mining. Co-leadership of projects at Vale, Prumo, Shell, Petrobras, B3, Açu Petróleo, Porto do Açu, Wilson Sons, Enauta, Constellation, CEBRI and Coca-Cola Brasil, among others. Co-author of articles and reports such as “The future of energy: reflexions during a pandemic” (November 2020), “Energy integration in Latin America: opportunities and challenges” (November 2020), “Energy transition in the maritime sector” (August 2019), “Brazilian natural gas market opening” (July 2019). Visiting professor of the Postgraduate Course in Strategic Management of Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy at Fundação Dom Cabral (January 2021- December 2022). Coordinator of the Technical Committee for Low Carbon Solutions at ROG.e 2024 – Rio Oil & Gas Conference (August 2023 -). Member of the ROG 2022 Energy Transition and ESG Technical Committee (June 2021 – September 2022). Certified by the CFA Institute in ESG Investing (June 2021). Bruna holds a masters degree in Macroeconomics and Finance from PUC-Rio’s Department of Economics (2020) with the thesis “The impact of oil price shocks: a small model for the Brazilian economy”, with Carlos Viana de Carvalho as adviser. Bruna holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from Ibmec-RJ (2015), having studied for 6 months at the Université Pierre-Mendès France (Université de Grenoble II), in France (2014).
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Guilherme Ferreira
Senior partner at Catavento Consultoria (Jan 2018). Coordination of consultancy projects, with a special focus on mapping global trends and translating them into risks and opportunities for business strategy and sustainability. Expertise in climate change, future of energy and mining. Co-leadership of projects at Vale, Eletrobras, Shell Brasil, Norte Energia, among others. Member of the World Economic Forum Working Group on Minerals for Energy Transition in Latin America (2025-2026).Co-author of articles and reports such as “Energy Security and Energy Transition: A Summary of What Is at Stake” (2022), “Critical Minerals for Clean Energy Technologies and the Geopolitics of Their Value Chains” (2021), “The State of the Relation, Belt and Road, and Lessons for the Future” (2019), “Electric Revolution: A Possible Scenario for Mobility in Brazil?” (2018), and publications commissioned by the COP30 Presidency. Guilherme holds a masters degree in Business Administration from PUC-Rio’s Business School (2024) with the thesis “Energy transition and the O&G industry: a comparative analysis of strategies adopted by oil majors” (awarded best dissertation of the 2024-2025 cycle). Guilherme holds a postgraduate degree in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral (2020) and a bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering from PUC-Rio (2018), having studied for 1 year at Mercer University, in the USA (2015-2016).
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Tamara Fain
Partner at Catavento Consultoria (October 2020). Contribution to consultancy projects, including benchmark analysis and mapping global macro trends and their risks and opportunities for business strategy and sustainability. Expertise in energy transition, climate change, O&G, mining, environmental management and ESG. Participation in projects at Vale , Açu Petróleo, Prumo Logística, Norte Energia, Indie Capital, Neoenergia. Co-author of the paper “Voluntary Carbon Markets: supply and demand perspectives in the context of a transition to a low carbon economy” (August 2021). Professional experience on HSE consultancy at Witt O’Brien’s Brazil (January 2017 – September 2019), focusing on environmental risk analysis and emergency response and as a market researcher at Fluence Corporation, doing market research and analysis for the water and wastewater sectors (December 2019 – September 2020). Intern at Centro Clima/COPPE UFRJ (2015), participating in the development of the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the city of Rio de Janeiro. Master in Business Administration (MBA), specialized on corporate sustainability, at the University of Haifa, (Israel – 2020). Final project – “Toxic algae water treatment – a market research”. Environmental engineer graduated at UFRJ (2019). Final project – “Crisis and emergency management involving tailings dams in Brazil: proposal to apply the Incident Command System methodology”
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Bernardo Corrêa
Partner at Catavento Consultoria (jul/2025). Contribution to consultancy projects with a focus on mapping global trends and summarizing their risks and opportunities for business strategy and sustainability. Participation in projects at Vale, Brazilian Petroleum and Gas Institute (IBP) and Institute for Climate and Society (ICS), Norte Energia, G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) and the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI). Co-author of the study “Rethinking transitioning away from oil and gas in a just, oderly, and equitable manner” (dec/2024), as well as Factsheets on clean energy investment, climate resilience, the Equatorial Margin, COP29, and others. Bernardo holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) (dec/2024), with the thesis “Scaling up financing for the energy transition in emerging and developing economies”, and a 1-year exchange program at École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (ESSEC), in Paris, France (2023).