Founder

Ricardo Blay Levisky

Founder of Levisky Legado

Bio

Ricardo Blay Levisky is the founding partner of Levisky Legado and has a background of over two decades serving as a senior strategic advisor. He supports shareholders, CEOs, and C-level leaders in defining institutional positioning, reputation, financial sustainability, and legacy building. His career blends consistent work with nonprofit organizations and cultural institutions with extensive corporate engagement, especially among high-net-worth individuals and UHNWI circles, both in Brazil and internationally.

He has held high-level executive positions, including Director of Sala São Paulo and the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (Osesp) and Superintendent of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra (OSB). In these roles, he worked closely with boards, sponsors, major donors, brands, and the public sector, leading financial sustainability, fundraising, governance, and institutional positioning initiatives in highly visible and complex environments.

Levisky holds a degree in Music Education from the University of São Paulo (USP), specializing in opera (baritone), and a degree in Advertising from FAAP. He furthered his education with courses in International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and Fundraising with the League of American Orchestras, developing strategic insights into institutional branding, cultural diplomacy, philanthropy, and sustainable funding models.

He designed and curated the International Endowments for Legacy Forum, an initiative that contributed to structuring the Brazilian endowment fund market and the approval of the regulatory framework for endowments (Law. 13,800/19). He is a member of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain in London, where he founded and curates the Arts and Culture Committee, using cultural diplomacy as a strategic tool for institutional, economic, and brand relationships between the two countries.

Since 2026, Levisky has served as Chairman of the Îandê Human Development Philanthropic Evergreen Fund and as a trusted advisor to institutional leaders. In such role, he guides decisions on financial sustainability, fundraising, endowments, executive mentorship, and strategic stakeholder engagement, leveraging his relational capital, contextual insight, and international experience to support high-impact and long-term reputational and institutional decisions.

Building a legacy is the noblest of architectures: where accomplishments endure, purpose transcends generations, and life finds its reason for being lived.
Ricardo Blay Levisky

Track Record

Track Record of Impact

Decades of impact across multiple fronts

practice areas

2002

Since

Art & Culture

Led sustainability strategies for institutions such as OSESP, OSB, Minas Gerais Philharmonic, São Paulo Jewish Museum, Museum of Art of Rio, Teatro Amazonas and the Brazilian Museums Fund. Designed high-impact cultural experiences, from mass concerts on Copacabana Beach to private cultural experiences, recitals and institutional dinners of the highest level, with leading names in national and international music, at culturally and symbolically significant venues, including concerts in the basement of the Picasso Museum in Paris, meetings at the Harvard Club in New York, and events tied to the Person of the Year gathering in New York and London.

Education

Contributed to the structuring of the University of São Paulo Endowment Fund, as well as supporting organizations such as Junior Achievement, Instituto Principia and the Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation.

Health

Worked on the strategic structuring of philanthropy at Hospital Albert Einstein, Hospital de Amor (Barretos), The Medulloblastoma Initiative (Washington) and Instituto Ronald McDonald.

Environment and Social

Advisory for organizations such as Fundação Amazônia Sustentável (FAS), Climate Ventures, UNHCR and Kianda Foundation (Kenya), as well as corporate foundations such as Siemens and Swarovski. Development of social impact programs connecting private resources to urgent causes and projects that promote inclusion, community development and social change.

Philanthropy

Levisky has actively worked to strengthen the culture of giving ecosystem in Brazil, collaborating with strategic partners such as IDIS – Institute for the Development of Private Social Investment. He has supported the Philanthropists Forum and the Stimulus Fund, contributing to the consolidation of sustainable and foundational philanthropic frameworks.

Cultural Diplomacy

Levisky is a member of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, headquartered in London, and founder and curator of the Art and Culture Committee, leveraging cultural diplomacy as a tool for institutional relationship between countries. International connections with institutions, foundations and global leaders.

Diversity

Levisky founded Hineni, the first LGBTQIAPN+ group within the Brazilian Jewish community, breaking new ground in promoting dialogue, inclusion, and representation. This led to his role as a director at the Jewish Federation of São Paulo, where he played a key role in integrating diversity initiatives into community and institutional frameworks.

Corporate Foundations

Strategic advisory for corporate foundations and institutes. Planning, governance and project curation that maximize the social impact of organizations and strengthen their institutional reputation.

01 — Inclusion & Belonging

Hineni

First LGBTQIAPN+ group in the Brazilian Jewish community. Initiative dedicated to dialogue, inclusion and representation, which contributed to the structured incorporation of the diversity agenda within the community and institutional scope.

"Presence and belonging as acts of change."

02 — Institutional Development

Jewish Federation of the State of São Paulo

Director of Institutional Development at the Jewish Federation of the State of São Paulo, furthering the diversity, inclusion and community strengthening agenda at the institutional level. Focus on governance, sustainability and community leadership articulation.

"Leadership that embraces and transforms."

03 — Structured Philanthropy

Îandê Human Development
Philanthropic Evergreen Fund

Ricardo Blay Levisky is Chairman of the Îandê Human Development Philanthropic Evergreen Fund, a philanthropic initiative setup to promote long-term social change through the reduction of educational inequalities affecting Afro-descendant children and youth. Designed to the highest standards of governance and transparency, the fund operates on a no-fee basis, directing 100% of donations to impact programmes. Its assets are managed by UBS Bank, with an independent annual audit carried out by Deloitte, while all operating costs are met in full by IG4 Capital Group.

"Long-term social change with governance excellence."

04 — Cultural Diplomacy

Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain

Member of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, headquartered in London, and founder and curator of the Art and Culture Committee. Levisky leverages cultural and economic diplomacy to foster dialogue among governments, businesses, cultural institutions, and creative leaders. He uses art and culture as strategic tools for investment attraction, reputation building, and creating long-term bilateral legacies.

"Art and culture as bridges between nations."

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