The Global Institute for Advanced Studies (GIAS) is a private, global American Education Institute. Founded by professors, researchers and businessmen, inspired on the need to prepare professionals to work in a globalized world, which demands, in order to succeed in the new economy, the training of individuals able to recognize different cultural universes, corporate values, intelligence in diversity, technologies and social organizations, in which the values of sustainability, trust, responsibility, transparency and purpose are at the center of the inclusive executive leadership. Located in the heart of New York, USA, where the global trends for business are developed, the Institute takes an absolute leadership position in professional and executive education, inspired on noticeable doses of entrepreneurship, management and innovation. With offices in New York City, Miami, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Melbourne and Sydney, the GIAS educational network also widens towards other cities in Europe and Oceania, aiming to offer opportunities for studies and knowledge in several continents.