Founder, President & CEO

Ana Piumbini

Sarasota, Florida · United States & Brazil · Founder & author

Ana Piumbini is a hands-on founder and operator — real P&L, daily decisions, and execution, not a figurehead title. She is the founder of Freedom to Belong (where she serves as president and CEO), Forever Realty Investments, US Legal Now (founder, partner and board director) and I Need to Call My Mother, and an author. She is the former CEO of American Photonics, sold to BlueRock Global Private Equity in April 2026. Thirty-plus years across real estate, immigration services, manufacturing, retail, technology, and precision optics. Kellogg board development · Harvard AI. U.S. and Brazil.

FTB · Founder Forever Realty Investments · Founder US Legal Now · Founder · Partner (Sócia) · Board Director I Need to Call My Mother · Founder Author Kellogg · Harvard AI EN · PT · ES · IT

Board profile & CV LinkedIn

Why boards choose Ana Piumbini

Governance with operator depth — not theory alone. Fluent in strategy, growth, risk, and the human side of transformation.

P&L & growth

Full commercial and operating ownership. At American Photonics, diversified global channels and grew international market share from 3% to 15% in four years.

Transformation

Rebrand, distribution redesign, modern marketing, and cross-border expansion — from concentrated models to diversified worldwide routes to market.

Governance readiness

Active director across operating companies. Board director development at Kellogg (Northwestern). Executive AI education at Harvard.

Global markets

U.S. and Brazil operating depth. Multilingual (English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian). Naturalized U.S. citizen (2018).

Industries

Precision manufacturing & IR optics · technology & retail · real estate & investments · immigration & professional services · community / purpose.

Firsts that matter

First female National Director of Retail Sales at IBM Brazil; pioneered PC sales through supermarket and retail channels for major tech brands.

Board & executive portfolio

Founder roles — each with its own mandate, website, and accountability — plus American Photonics, which Ana led as CEO until its sale in April 2026.

Founder, President & CEO

Freedom to Belong

Purpose-driven community · belonging, freedom & human stories

freedomtobelong.org ↗ Founder · Partner (Sócia) · Board Director

US Legal Now

Immigration guidance · U.S.–Brazil families & professionals

uslegalnow.com ↗ Founder

Forever Realty

Florida real estate & investment portfolio · risk & growth oversight

foreverealty.com ↗ Founder I Need to Call My Mother

Her story. Her voice. Forever.

ineedtocallmymother.com ↗ Former CEO · Sold to BlueRock Global Private Equity in April 2026

American Photonics

Precision IR & laser optics manufacturing · Sarasota, USA · global customers

americanphotonics.com ↗

Full portfolio detail →

Board colleagues · Director hubs

Same visual system — professional board profiles for co-directors.

Florida licensed attorney Daniel Hoffman

Governance discipline · strategy oversight · mission + enterprise alignment

daniel.freedomtobelong.org ↗ Co-Founder & Vice President Steve Walters

Precision IR & laser optics · Walters family · American Torch Tip lineage

steve.freedomtobelong.org ↗ Team Leader · Volunteer Filipe Piumbini

Freedom to Belong · international sales · entrepreneurship

filipe.freedomtobelong.org ↗

Credentials at a glance

30+years leadership

4current board/dir. roles

Kelloggboard development

HarvardAI executive ed.

Strategy & P&L Sales & Marketing Operations International trade Investments Contract negotiation M&A readiness ESG / inclusion lens

Thought leadership · Books

Published author — boardroom culture, power dynamics, and strategic thinking beyond the slide deck.

Revealing the Corporate Comedy

Satirical survival guide to corporate life. Live on Amazon — Kindle, paperback & hardcover.

Book page & buy →

Cidadania Americana: As 128 Perguntas do Teste de Civismo

U.S. citizenship study guides

Four guides in Portuguese and Spanish with Marcella Constâncio, including large-print 65/20 editions. Royalties donated to Freedom to Belong.

All books →

My Head Is Exploding

AI is changing everything, faster than we can keep up. New on Amazon — Kindle, paperback & hardcover, plus the Portuguese edition Minha Cabeça Está Explodindo.

All books →