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Christian Frederico
da Cunha Bundt

Executive, Finance Professor, Advisor, Researcher and Investor

I work in corporate finance, valuation, governance, economic development and higher and executive education, with a career built across academia, management, advisory boards and investments. My usual professional base is in São José dos Pinhais, Curitiba and Campos Gerais, with involvement in academic, business and institutional projects.

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About

Professional profile focused on the intersection of finance, process management, governance and higher and executive education.

Institutional biography

Christian Frederico da Cunha Bundt holds a degree in Business Administration (UFSM), a Master's in Administration (UFSC) and a PhD in Technology and Society (UTFPR). He works professionally in finance, management, governance and higher education, combining academic, executive and institutional experience. He teaches in postgraduate and executive education programs, focusing on corporate finance, business analysis, valuation and decision-making in organizations.

Throughout his career, he has also accumulated experience in educational and public management, institutional assessment, business and municipal advisory boards, local economic development and the articulation between the productive sector, education and public policies.

Specialties

  • Corporate finance and controlling
  • Valuation, financial analysis and business structuring
  • Governance, advisory boards and institutional development
  • Higher and executive education
  • Credit cooperativism and local economic development
  • Investments, innovation and startups
Corporate Finance Valuation Governance Advisory Boards Higher Education

Professional and institutional activities

A career that combines teaching, executive work in finance and university management, associative leadership, applied research and participation in innovation ecosystems.

Teaching and executive education

Working as a lecturer in programs linked to Fundação Getulio Vargas and ESIC Business & Marketing School, focusing on finance, business management and executive leadership training.

Advisory boards and associations

Active participation in business associations and boards, notably the Associação Empresarial de São José dos Pinhais, where he serves as President of the Deliberative Council (2023–2026) and has held various executive board positions.

Economic development

Involvement in institutional networking and local development initiatives, including participation in municipal councils, forums and agendas connected to the business environment, innovation and regional competitiveness.

"Finance, governance and economic development make more sense when connected to the development of people, value creation and the building of more robust institutions."

Institutional highlights

Positions and leadership

  • Professor in executive education and postgraduate programs
  • Active in business and institutional boards related to economic development
  • Participation in initiatives related to credit guarantee institutions and the business environment

Areas of expertise

  • Corporate finance, valuation and business analysis
  • Governance, advisory boards and institutional development
  • University management
  • Startups, investments and the link between the productive sector and education

Strategic digital presence

This page serves as the official professional identity reference, connecting curriculum, intellectual output, public profiles and contact channels under a single canonical address.

Academic education

Academic background in business administration, university management and technology & society.

Degrees

  • Bachelor in Business Administration, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM, 1997)
  • Master in Administration, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC, 2000)
  • Executive Education CFO Strategic (ISAE/IBEF/FGV, 2016)
  • PhD in Technology and Society, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR, 2023)

Research and topics of interest

Recurring research topics include finance, university management, governance, credit guarantee institutions, local development, institutions, innovation, public policy and the relationship between the economic environment and organizational capacity.

Intellectual output, articles and references

Selection of articles, doctoral dissertation and book chapter focused on governance, management, finance and organizations.

Articles and publications

Article on corporations and startups – Published in Blog Empório do Direito (2021)
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Article on Normal Accident Theory (NAT) and High Reliability Theory (HRT) applied to business – Revista Foco (2022, Qualis B2) – Open-access scientific publication
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Article on electronic public services and the strategic digital city concept, São José dos Pinhais/PR – Revista Políticas Públicas e Cidades (2023, Qualis B1) – Open-access scientific publication
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Article on Brazilian credit guarantee societies within Elinor Ostrom's institutional analysis framework – Cadernos EBAPE.BR, FGV (2025, Qualis A2) – Open-access publication in FGV journal
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Article on institutional assessment in universities from a social, managerial and quality perspective – XXIV International Congress on University Management, UFSC (2025)
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Professional contact

For academic invitations, projects, lectures, advisory boards, training programs, consulting and institutional connections, please use the following channels:

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