General counsel for Latin America | Uber
Ianda Lopes
General counsel for Latin America | Uber
Bio
Ianda is currently legal director for Uber in Brazil, having assumed the position in April 2023. She joined Uber after many years of experience in corporate consultancy. She worked for 15 years at GE in different legal areas, the last 7 as general counsel Latin America for the company’s renewable energy business. Before GE, Ianda worked at Accenture and Hewlett Packard Brasil. Her management skills, experience in legal advice, passion for teamwork and talent development are the strengths of Ianda’s career.
Ianda is passionate and engaged in initiatives related to diversity and inclusion. At GE Brasil, she led the Women’s Network for three years and outside of GE she created and leads the award-winning mentoring program for black women law students (announced by LACCA – ESG category in 2020). She has also been repeatedly recognised by Análise Editorial Magazine as one of the Most Admired Legal and Financial Executives in Brazil.
Ianda is vice president of the board of Plan International Brasil, an NGO that aims to guarantee the rights and promote the protagonism of children, adolescents and young people, especially girls.
Ianda has a law degree from the University of São Paulo and a specialist in commercial contracts from PUC-SP. She is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish. She lives in São Paulo with her husband and 3 children.
Legal director, Brazil | Uber