Lucas Padilha is a lawyer specialized in Economic Law and International Relations, graduated from the Law School and the School of Social Sciences at Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in São Paulo and holds a master’s degree in law and Sociology from Peking University (China).
Lucas is former Secretary for the Environment in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Chief Secretary (“Casa Civil”) of the Mayor of a Rio and special advisor to the São Paulo State Secretary of Education. In 2024 he presided over the Rio G20 Committee supporting the Brazilian presidency of the group.
He also worked in investment banking (Itaú BBA) and at São Paulo City Council. Currently Lucas holds the position of Special Coordinator of International Relations and Cooperation and President of the Municipal Organizing Committee for Rio G20 2024 at the Cabinet of Mayor Paes. He is Legacy Fellow of the leadership program led by former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, a member of the Brazilian Centre for International Relations (CEBRI), and a Yenching Scholar at Peking University. Lucas has joined academic and multilateral fora as speaker or delegate representing Brazil (e.g COP28. G20 2024, Rockefeller Bellagio Center, OECD).