Stephen Kanitz
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Stephen Charles Kanitz | |
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| File:Stephen Kanitz.jpg Portrait of Stephen Charles Kanitz | |
| Born | 31 January 1946 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 24 November 2025 (aged 79) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Harvard Business School |
| Known for | Kanitz Thermometer |
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| Fields | Venture Capital, Private Equity |
| Institutions | University of São Paulo |
Stephen Charles Kanitz (31 January 1946 – 24 November 2025) was a Brazilian business consultant, lecturer, academic and writer.
Academic life
[edit | edit source]Kanitz held a D.Sc. in Accounting from University of São Paulo, Master's degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of São Paulo, where he held a Professorship, as Full Professor.
Professional life
[edit | edit source]In 1974 he helped introduce credit scoring in Brazil, in a famous article Como Prever Falências, helping higher risk and poorer people access to bank credit.
In 1975 he created the annual award for the Best Run Company of Brazil, Melhores e Maiores for Revista Exame, initiating a movement that became known as benchmarking, just as Tom Peters did with his American 1981 book 'In Search of Excellence'.
In 1992 he was one of the leaders in Brazil for Social Responsibility, creating the first site for volunteer work, www.voluntarios.com.br. He also created one of the first sites in the world for internet charity donations, www.filantropia.org.
In 1994 he created the Best Run Charity Award, the Prêmio Bem Eficiente, that every year awards the best 50 best run charities of Brazil.
Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]Kanitz belonged to the Anglican Church of São Paulo. He died on 24 November 2025, at the age of 79.[1][2]
Books
[edit | edit source]Kanitz was the author of Brazil: The Emerging Economic Boom 1995-2005 (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).), which won the Jabuti Prize of 1995 in non fiction, and periodically wrote for Veja magazine. He wrote 13 books.
Família acima de tudo was launched in Brazil in December 2009 (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).).
He was also co-author of Contabilidade Introdutória, which has sold 5 million copies, and is the leading text book in accounting.
Other books include:
- Controladoria
- O Parecer do Auditor
- Os 50 Melhores Artigos
- Ponto de Vista, with Roberto Campos.
References
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- 1946 births
- 2025 deaths
- Brazilian economists
- Brazilian non-fiction writers
- Academic staff of the University of São Paulo
- Businesspeople from São Paulo
- Harvard Business School alumni
- University of São Paulo alumni
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Prêmio Jabuti winners
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