Cristiano Cozer is the General Counsel of the Central Bank of Brazil since 2016. He joined the Central Bank of Brazil as an attorney in 1998. He graduated from Rio de Janeiro State University in 1997, and holds a Master's degree in Law, State and Constitution from the University of Brasilia (2006). Mr. Cozer has an academic interest in monetary policy and banking regulation. He is a member of the Banking Committee of the Institute of Lawyers of Sao Paulo (IASP) since 2018 and of the Brazilian Bar Association since 1998.