Professor at the Institute of International Relations at the University of São Paulo. He was previously a professor at the Department of Political Science at USP and a visiting researcher at the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007-2008. He is a member of the Council of the City of Rio de Janeiro and of the Public Security Management Council of the State of São Paulo. He was coordinator of the Advisory Board of the Brasília Vida Segura Program (2017-21) and was part of the Strategic Affairs Center of the government of the State of São Paulo (2013-14). He coordinates the School of Multidimensional Security, a continuing professional training program for the areas of security and defense at the University of São Paulo.