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AQ Top 5 Young Entrepreneurs: Claudio Sassaki

By Kate Steiker-Ginzberg

This former Wall Street banker found a new calling by working to democratize education in Brazil.

This article is adapted from AQ's most recent print issue. See all our Top 5 Young Latin American entrepreneurs here. | Leer en español 

Degrees from the University of São Paulo and Stanford University, a lucrative career in investment banking — Claudio Sassaki had...

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