Iana holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Government from the Fundação Getulio Vargas's Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (2024), with dissertation research exploring the roles of top-level political appointees in Brazil using grounded theory. Also earned an MA and BA in Political Science from the University of Brasília (UnB). Affiliated with the Center for Law and Political Economy (NUDEP - FGV) and the Bureaucracy Studies Center (NEB - FGV). Previously served as a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (2023) and at UC San Diego's Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (2017-2018). Research interests focus on executive governance in presidential systems, bureaucracy, political elites, political appointments, public organizations, public policy, and qualitative research methodology.

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