Since 2023 special advisor to the president of Petrobras, Sylvia Maria Couto dos Anjos has a degree in Geology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a master's degree in Geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a PhD from the same university, Sylvia had managerial training at FGV Fundação Getulio Vargas, kellogg School of Management in USA and INSEAD in France. A retired Petrobras geologist, she has more than 42 years' experience in the E&P area, having held various managerial positions throughout her career at the company, with special emphasis on the roles at Cenpes, in the General Exploration Management, as General Manager of Technologies for the Libra Asset. She also worked on the "Competitive Gas & Energy" program, preparing Petrobras for the new competitive scenario for natural gas in Brazil. She has supervised numerous master's and doctoral theses, with dozens of national and international publications. Member and co-founder of IBP's Diversity Committee since 2018. She was president for two terms of the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Geologists - ABGP and also vice-president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists - AAPG Latin America.

Finally, as of July 2024, Sylvia Anjos was named Petrobras’ Chief Exploration and Production Officer, responsible from all upstream business units within the company.