Marcelo Rosenbaum is Brazilian, Professor Honoris Causa of architecture, a title awarded by the Belas Artes University Center. He has been at the helm of Rosenbaum Arquitetura e Design for over 20 years.

Founder of Instituto A Gente Transforma, he developed his own social technology, Design Essencial, with the aim of connecting architecture and design to other tools for social transformation and impact amplification, with the goal of bringing new meanings and inclusive processes to the architecture and design chain. Winner of the RIBA Award, one of the most relevant awards on the world stage, Marcelo develops relevant and current social architecture projects.