Dalton Gardimam is chief economist and head of fixed income research at Bradesco Corretora (Bradesco BBI). Previously, he was chief Latin American economist at Banco Credit Agricole and Crédit Lyonnais where he responsible for the economic and strategic analysis of Brazil and Latin America. At Credit Agricole, Gardimam also worked with international private banking group to provide personal financial advice and asset management. While serving as the chief Latin American economist for Crédit Lyonnais Securities Asia from 1999 to 2002, he worked under the leadership of Jim Walker and had ample contact with Asian economies. Additionally, Gardimam was chief economist at Deutche Bank in Brazil from 1996 to 1999 and worked as a senior economist at Unibanco from 1994 to 1996. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidade de São Paulo and a Master’s degree in economics from Fundação Getulio Vargas and Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado in Sao Paulo, Brazil.