Mme. Dilma Rousseff, former President of the Federative Republic of Brazil and an economist, chaired the Board of Directors of Petrobras, Brazil's largest and most important company and the Minister of Mines and Energy and Minister Chief of Staff in the first two governments of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

As the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff focused her agenda on ensuring the country's economic stability and job creation. During her government, the fight against poverty was prioritized and consequently Brazil was removed from the UN's Hunger Map.Internationally, she promoted respect for the sovereignty of all nations and the defense of multilateralism, sustainable development, human rights, and peace. Under her government, Brazil actively engaged in endeavors dealing with climate change and participated in the achievement of the Paris Agreement. In July 2014, Dilma Rousseff participated with the BRICS countries in creating the Contingent Reserve Arrangement and New Development Bank, which she assumed the presidency on March 24, 2023 and will fulfill her mandate until July, 2025.