Denis Benchimol Minev is the CEO of Bemol, a retailer in northern Brazil, and an angel investor in sustainable Amazon projects. He is also the co-founder and a member of the board of Fundação Amazonas Sustentável. In 2012, Minev was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He previously served as the state secretary for planning and economic development of Amazonas state and was an analyst at Goldman Sachs. Minev holds a BA in economics and an MA in Latin American studies from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School.