André investigates how design frameworks and methods can help create infrastructural interventions to support the well-being of people, organizations, and the ecosystems within which they live in.

He currently leads investigations on complex challenges related to pandemic impact, urban food systems, infrastructures for local circular economies, and organizational models and leadership for environmental conservation.

Before coming to Harvard, André completed his Ph.D. in Design at the IIT-Institute of Design, where he helped create the Chicago Design Lab and led projects that influenced food policy change.

André also advises senior executives and leaders interested in building design capacity within their organizations. His work has been funded by The Kresge Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Food Policy Action Council, among others.

He holds an M.S. in Contemporary Urban Planning and a dual major bachelor’s in Architecture and Urban Design from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie , São Paulo, and a Masters in Geography, Cities, and Architecture, from Escola da Cidade, São Paulo.