Claudio Marinho is an urban planner with specialization in regeneration of urban centers, working now as a consultant in his company Porto Marinho Ltd. He worked for 26 years in the public sector of Recife, Brazil, most of the time as a chief executive in different areas. Claudio stepped down as the Planning Secretary for the State of Pernambuco in 2006, after being in charge for 7 years (from 1999 to 2006) as the Secretary for Science, Technology and the Environment for the State.
He is well known for his work in coordinating the public policy that resulted in the Porto Digital AOI initiative, one the best Innovation Districts of Brazil, regenerating the old port area of Recife, where he has an office for his consulting company. Claudio was a board member in the Porto Digital governance unit (a IASP full member), representing the urban planners.