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Jack Soifer, performed 298 consulting jobs for 39 branches in 12 countries, along 40 years.

Introdution
International consultant and entrepreneur, specialized in innovation applied to ecotourism, agriculture, agricultural industry, transportation and renewable energy. Journalist and author of 42 scientific papers and books published in Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and English. Since 2008 is promoting synergies in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's), spreading best practices in sustainable development and taking civic action to simplify business bureaucracy in Portugal.

Background
Born in Brazil, started early working in family business; the multicultural environment inspired him to travel and live in different countries. Graduated in 1959 operational electric engineering in Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca CEFET, Rio de Janeiro-Brazil. Worked for almost 2 years at Empresa Brasileira de Engenharia, with industrial electric installations. In 1966 graduated in Business Administration & Education at Stockholm University, Stockholm-Sweden. Got shorter specializations in Media at Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Germany, 1972, Trading in CEFET Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1974, IT at Apple, Gotemburg, Sweden, 1992 and Economic Analysis in Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus,Brazil 1996.

Professional Career
He worked in Sweden for Kockums Shipyard and TBV Adult Education. Then for IPEA, at the Ministry of Planning in Brazil. Then for UNESCO, World Bank in the Philippines and Cape Verde, for SIDA, Swedish International Development Agency in Tanzania, Mozambique & Angola, for Proudfoot in the USA, and for SWEDUCOM in the UK, China and Brazil. He has been a counselor of the Presidential Council of President Lula Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in Brazil.

Social Activities
Chairman for Rotary World Community Services AIMP at district 4530 in February 2003, gathering a donation of 284 personal computers for 17 "telecenters" in 13 clubs, to bring street kids to school, In Portugal since 2004, has been writing weekly columns in business and other newspapers and weekly magazines. He is member of a movement to promote successful small business, InovAAAntes (innovative s) and easier fiscal policies Deixem-nos Respirar (Let us breathe). He has been the first Coordinator of CONCID-Faro, Conselho de Cidadania, Brazilians So.of Tagus 2014-2016 and represents in this area SVIV, Swedes Abroad.

Related Work
Judge in Skål Sustainable Tourism Awards, and Int’l Tourism Film Awards in Portugal, Poland and Brazil. He’s a speaker, delivered 2010, 36 presentations in 18 cities in 6 countries at Associations and Chambers of Commerce in Brazil, Portugal, France and Sweden. Since 2016 delivering fewer speaches in Sao Tomé, Brazil, Israel, for SMEs future exports, also on disruptive IT.