At Halcyon, Marcelo (he/him) leads the strategy, design, and delivery of Halcyon’s accelerator fellowships. He has led global cohorts as well as programs in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa—building high-quality founder experiences, strengthening partnerships, and aligning curriculum, selections, and alumni support so impact-driven entrepreneurs can access capital, scale, and sustain measurable outcomes.

Before Halcyon, Marcelo worked with incubators and accelerator programs for startups in Brazil, helping develop knowledge-intensive businesses and connecting entrepreneurs with investors and global innovation ecosystems. He also served as a professor at Business Schools in the south of Brazil.

Marcelo holds a PhD in Business Administration from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), where he also earned a BBA and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He also holds a BA in Communications and an MBA in Marketing Intelligence from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM).

In his free time, Marcelo attempts to play guitar, walks with his dog Mac, and likes to share random trivia facts.