Magda Chambriard has a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ (1989) and Civil Engineering from UFRJ (1979), with a specialist degree in Reservoir Engineering and Formation Assessment and a specialization in Oil and Gas Production from Petrobras University. She completed several courses other than those related to oil and gas production, including Management Development in Production Engineering, Negotiation of Exploration and Production Contracts, Qualification in Negotiation in the Oil Industry, Risk Management, Accounting, Management, Leadership, and Development for Board of Directors.
She started her career at Petrobras in 1980, always working in the Production area, where she accumulated knowledge on all production areas in Brazil.
She became head of ANP’s Directory in 2008, and head of the Director General Office in 2012, having led the creation of the Security and Environment Superintendency and the Information Technology Superintendency, in addition to overseeing the work related to studies and preparation for contracts and bidding notices, technical studies that culminated in the first pre-salt bidding process, as well as traditional bidding processes under the concession regime.