Doctor José Alves de Souza Neto is a dental surgeon and was the founder and first President of the Uniodonto Athenas Paulista Cooperative in 1994.
He was Vice President for Administration and Finance of the Paulista Federation of Uniodontos from 2001 to 2004 and successively President of the same Federation until 2007.
He has an MBA in Health Management from the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Brazil and an Executive Course in Negotiation from the Irvine University of California, United States.
He is currently President of Uniodonto de Atenas Paulista, member of the Supervisory Board of OCESP (Organization of Cooperatives of the State of São Paulo), coordinator of the Health sector of the OCB - Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives and, finally, he is President of Uniodonto do Brasil
Since September 2024, is the President of Cooperatives of the Americas, Region of the International Cooperative Alliance.
