Fernanda is a Doctoral candidate in the School of Public Administration and Government of the Fundação Getúlio Vargas from São Paulo, FGV-SP. Currently, she is the recipient of a CAPES scholarship and advised by Dr. Mário Aquino Alves in the research field of Government and Civil Society in a Subnational Context. Research at Center for Studies in Public Administration and Government, CEAPG- FGV. She holds a Masters in Administration from the Postgraduate Center In Administration- CEPEAD at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG. She was advised by Dr. Rafael Diogo Pereira and financed by CNPq in the research field of Organisational Studies and Society. (2016-2018). She graduated in Administration (2010-2014) from the Universidade Federal de São João del Rei. She participated in a research and practical project through the Technological Incubator of Popular Cooperatives, ITCP-UFSJ and was advised by Dr. Benedito Anselmo Martins de Oliveira.