Raquel Rocha

Raquel Rocha is a Senior Director in Strategic Communications based in São Paulo, where she leads the Public Affairs practice for Brazil. With 20 years of experience, Raquel helps organizations transform political, geopolitical and regulatory risks into institutional and commercial opportunities through targeted advocacy and stakeholder engagement strategies. Her career spans the automotive sector, academia, government and consulting.

Raquel has deep expertise in regulatory, political and geopolitical risk, including profile-raising for market entry and regulatory change, sector advocacy for regulatory change, reputational crisis involving litigation, trade and sanctions impact analysis, sensitive sources for issues involving organized crime, and antitrust issues.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Raquel worked in economic development in the State Government and City Hall of São Paulo. During the COVID‑19 pandemic, she served on the São Paulo State Government crisis committee, contributing to initiatives such as mandatory mask legislation, the Plano São Paulo economic recovery plan, the coordination of international donations and securing private funding for a new Butantan vaccine production line.

In academia, Raquel researches policy decision‑making processes and geopolitical and political risk.