Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello is a Brazilian businessman, the self-made billionaire Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Cosan S.A. (BVMF: CSAN3), a massive multinational conglomerate specializing in sugar, ethanol, energy, and logistics. His career is rooted in civil engineering, resource management, and strategic industrial consolidation.

Ometto holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Escola Politécnica of the University of São Paulo (USP). His philosophical approach centers on vertical integration (controlling the entire supply chain from sugar cane field to gas pump), scale efficiency, and long-term asset hold in the essential energy and agricultural sectors.

• Cosan S.A. (Founder, Chairman & CEO): The core publicly traded asset, a global leader in sugar, ethanol, energy, and logistics (brands include Raízen - a JV with Shell for fuel distribution).
• Industrial Pioneer: His success is built on scale consolidation and dominating the domestic and international market for sugar and ethanol (a key structural resource).
• Strategic Acquisition: He orchestrated the acquisition of Esso's Brazilian distribution network and the JV with Shell (Raízen).
• Investment Strategy: His philosophy is rooted in long-term investment in industrial assets and leveraging the massive global growth of biofuels and energy commodities.

Rubens Ometto's strategic genius was his commitment to vertical integration in the sugar/ethanol sector. He led the acquisition of Cosan (a struggling state-owned sugar mill) in the 1980s. His structural contribution is immense: pioneering the scale industrialization and efficiency of the Brazilian sugar/ethanol sector (a major component of the global biofuel market). His major strategic move was the 2011 JV with Shell (Raízen), creating a giant in fuel distribution and biofuel production.

The company successfully executed its IPO on the BVMF. He remains Chairman and CEO, guiding the company's continuous expansion and technological modernization. His wealth is secured by the colossal, long-term, stable profitability of the global agri-business, energy, and logistics sectors.

Rubens Ometto's social impact is structural, stemming from Cosan's role in providing essential sugar, fuel, and energy commodities globally. His company's commitment to ethanol and biofuels provides a major structural contribution to sustainable energy and reduced carbon emissions. His personal philanthropy supports various community and educational initiatives.

His structural contribution is tied to the successful industrialization and scale of the Brazilian agri-business and energy sectors.

Rubens Ometto maintains the professional, composed style of a corporate executive. His attire is consistently formal and high-quality, favoring tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects serious authority and stability, typical of a leader in the global industrial sector.

Residing in São Paulo, Brazil, his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to industrial scale, resource management, and strategic investment.