Naiole Cohen Dos Santos has more than 20 years of work experience in the public and private sectors. In the private sector she worked at British Petroleum (BP), the banking industry (BFA) and recently as Strategic Board Advisor at Ernest & Young (EY). Her work experience in the USA includes working at The Coca-Cola Company for Non-carbonated Beverages – Houston – Texas and as Independent Consultant for American Prudential Capital Inc., and at the Intercultural, Workforce Development Department. This has allowed her to learn more about Corporate Governance cultures. In Angola she was the only female on the Board of the Angola Telecom during its restructuring process. She was the first Chairperson of Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) at Angola Cables and the first independent President of Audit Committee and Internal Controls of -BPC. Naiole has been instrumental in the establishment of the Angolan Corporate Governance Association and plays an active role is improving governance standards in Angola.