Gustavo Franco

Gustavo Franco
President of the Central Bank
In office 31 December 1994 – 11 January 1995
President	Itamar Franco Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Pedro Malan
Succeeded by	Pérsio Arida
In office 20 August 1997 – 4 March 1999
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Gustavo Loyola
Succeeded by	Arminio Fraga
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-10) 10 May 1956 (age 68) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	NOVO (2017–present)
Other political affiliations	PSDB (1989–2017)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (BEc, MEc) Harvard University (PhD)
Occupation	Economist, professor, consultant

Gustavo Henrique de Barroso Franco (born April 10, 1956, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian economist. Former Governor of the Brazilian Central Bank, is best known for being one of the "fathers" of the Real Plan, the 1994 monetary reform that ended hyperinflation in Brazil. He teaches economics at the Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro since 1986. He is also a businessman, consultant and has served on many boards. He founded Rio Bravo Investimentos where he works as Senior Advisor. He has written several books, academic papers and contributes regularly to newspapers and magazines.