André Georges - Play For a Cause

Founder / CEO, Play For a Cause

04/06/2024

04/06/2024

Empreendedorismo e Liderança

Summit Sports Innovation 1 by COB

Carioca, son of a teacher, André was a student at a public school in RJ and obtained scholarships to study in traditional schools in the city; Double Degree in Naval Engineering from UFRJ and ENSTA (FR). It was while working in consulting in Spain that he saw his life changing throug an insight during the Barcelona game, thus founding Play For a Cause. In 2020, he was named one of the “20 Inspirational People in their 20s” by the Mckinsey Company; In 2023, he made part of the Forbes Under 30 list, Through Play Fc, his dream is to transform the sport into tools for social impact, making the company a global reference and showing that it is possible to generate profit and impact at the same time.