Pedro Augusto Leite Costa is the Honorary Consul of Brazil in Seattle Washington and is the founder of The Information Company. The Information Company is a strategic advisory and public relations consultancy with offices in Seattle Washington and Sao Paulo Brazil. Mr. Costa has served as a liaison between American and Brazilian companies for over ten years helping clients such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) and the Brazilian Manufactures Association (Fiesp). He received his degree in Communications at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Jeff Fessler is a Partner at the Information Company. Mr. Fessler has extensive experience negotiating and closing strategic partnerships with leading companies worldwide. He led the business development efforts for Livemocha expanding distribution into Brazil and driving significant revenues. Prior to Livemocha, Mr. Fessler held senior executive roles at PayScale, Video Professor, Singingfish, LapLink and others. He received his MBA in Marketing from Seattle University and his Bachelors Degree in Business from the University of Washington.