Abraham Weintraub

Abraham Bragança de Vasconcellos Weintraub is a Brazilian economist and professor. He is the Executive Director for Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Philippines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago at the Executive Board of Directors of the World Bank Group and its Affiliates. Weintraub previously served as Minister of Education of Brazil and as investment banking executive at Banco Votorantim and is known for controversial actions of racism and mismanagement during his tenure as the head of the Ministry of Education.