Eloy Oliveira

Eloy Oliveira is a Ph.D. student at the LBJ School. He holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Law degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Before joining the LBJ School, Eloy led Republica.org, a Brazilian think-and-do-tank focused on using data to improve the motivation, responsiveness, and effectiveness of people working in government in Brazil. Since its inception in 2016, Republica.org has led and co-funded over 150 different projects, sparking real change in Brazilian public policy. Prior to Republica.org, Eloy was engaged in public service, working at the Minas Gerais State Government in Brazil, where he led projects related to Public-Private Partnerships. He regularly writes to newspapers in Brazil about best practices in public management and public policies.