Professional Affiliation

Professor Emeritus, University of Brasilia

Expert Bio

David Fleischer was born in Washington, DC in 1941 and holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Florida (1972).  He worked in rural extension in Minas Gerais (1962-64) as a Peace Corps Volunteer and returned to the Federal University of Minas Gerais(UFMG) as a visiting professor in the Political Science Dept.-DCP (1969-71).  Fleischer joined the faculty of the University of Brasília (UnB) in 1972, where he was Chair of the Dept. of Political Science and International Relations (1985-1989) and member of the University Council (1985-1993).  In 2003, he retired from UnB but continued as a visiting adjunct until January 2005, when the University Council awarded him the status of Emeritus Professor.  From May 2005 until February 2007, David was Director of the School of Social and Political Science at UniDF – Centro Universitário do Distrito Federal – a private university in Brasília. He was a visiting professor at the University of Florida (1976), State University of New York at Albany (1988 & 1989) and George Washington University (1997 & 2015), and has done research and consulting on Legislative Development and Election Systems in Latin America and Africa. Fleischer has published widely on Brazilian politics (Congress, elections, political parties, political reform and political corruption), plus North-South Relations. 

David has performed technical consulting missions on election systems and legislative development in Latin America (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Central America) and Africa (São Tomé & Príncipe, Mozambique and South Africa).  In 1989, during the first direct elections for President in Brazil since 1960, he served as an election analysis consultant with the TV Globo.  He is also active in political risk analysis and has published Brazil Focus - Weekly Report since mid-1996. In 2000, TCC-Brazil joined other NGOs to found Transparency Brasil.  David is married to Edyr Resende and they have two children (both anthropologists).  In 1995, Fleischer became a Brazilian citizen, and now holds dual citizenship.