João Sayad

João Sayad (1 December 1945 – 5 September 2021) was a Brazilian economist and academic. He was the professor of the Department of Economics, Management and Accounting of the University of Sao Paulo. He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sayad was president and chairman of the board of directors of the Inter-American Express Bank in São Paulo and director of the Economic Research Institute Foundation at the University of São Paulo.
Sayad died on 5 September 2021 in São Paulo from blood cancer at the age of 75.