Alessandra Orofino

Alessandra is a non-profit executive, writer, director and producer. In 2011, she launched NOSSAS, a Brazilian NGO, and grew to its current size, with 54 staff and a substantial budget - mostly raised through international philanthropy. In 2022, NOSSAS received the prestigious Skoll Award for Social Innovation. For the past 7 years, Alessandra has also been the showrunner on the weekly hit comedy news show Greg News, on HBO Latin America. Prior to that, she was a founding team member and head of the Brazil office at Purpose, a NYC-based agency. In 2014, she spoke at the TED Global stage. In 2019, she was selected as a fellow by the Obama Foundation. She is a board member of several non-profit initiatives, including Meliore Foundation, Luminate and MAPA.