- Stephen Kanitz
Infobox Scientist
name = Stephen Charles Kanitz
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caption = Stephen Kanitz
birth_place = São Paulo,São Paulo ,Brazil
nationality =Brazil
field =Venture Capital ,Private Equity
work_institutions =University of São Paulo
alma_mater =Harvard Business School
known_for =Kanitz Thermometer
influences =
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footnotes =Stephen Charles Kanitz (born in
São Paulo ) is aBrazil ianeconomist , business consultant, lecturer, professor and writer.Academic Life
He holds a D.Sc. in Accounting from
University of São Paulo , Master's degree in Business Administration fromHarvard Business School and Bachelor's degree in Accounting from theUniversity of São Paulo , where he holds a Professorship, asFull Professor .Professinal Life
In 1974 he helped introduce credit scoring in Brasil, in a famous article ' Como Prever Falencias' , helping higher risk and poorer people access to bank credit.
In 1975 he created the annual award for the Best Run Company of Brazil, 'Melhores e Maiores' for Revista Exame, initiating a movement that became known as ' benchmarking', just as Tom Peters did with his American 1981 book ' In Search of Excelence'.
In 1992 he was one of the leaders in Brazil for Social Responsibility, creating the first site for volunteer work, www.voluntarios.com.br. He also created one of the first sites in the world for internet charity donations, www.filantropia.org.
In 1994 he created the Best Run Charity Award, the 'Premio Bem Eficiente' , that every year awards the best 50 best run charities of Brazil.
Books
He is the author of "Brazil: The Emerging Economic Boom 1995-2005" (ISBN 0070340846) , which won the Jabuti Prize of 1995 in non fiction, and periodically writes for "Veja" magazine. Kanitz has already written 13 books.
External links
* [http://www.kanitz.com/index_refresh.htm Official website]
* [http://www.filantropia.org Filantropia.org]
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