Frederico Guanais

At-a-Glance

Deputy Head of Health Division at OECD, leading work on people-centred health systems, health statistics, primary care, resilience, and climate and health across 38 member and partner countries.
Directs the Patient-Reported Indicators Survey (PaRIS), the first global benchmarking of health system performance from the patient's perspective.
Led the design and approval of over USD 1.2 billion in health and social protection investments at the Inter-American Development Bank.
Served as Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser to the Minister of Social Development and Fight against Hunger in Brazil, coordinating policies like Bolsa Família (reaching 11 million families) and Zero Hunger.
Holds a PhD in Public Administration from New York University.

Biography

Frederico Guanais serves as the Deputy Head of the Health Division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In this role, he leads initiatives focused on people-centred health systems, health statistics, primary care, resilience, and the intersection of climate and health across 38 member and partner countries.