Michener has been professor at the FGV since 2012 where he began work on creating the Public Transparency Program in 2013. During the course of his Ph.D., which focused on explaining the relative strength of freedom of information (FOI) laws throughout Latin America, Michener played a role in the Brazilian movement for the creation of a national FOI law. At the same time, he helped the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro raise awareness and support for a tax transparency law. Both laws were ultimately enacted, the former in 2011 (12.527), and the latter in 2012 (12.741). His research focuses on the measurement, determinants, impacts, politics and policy commitments associated with transparency and FOI laws in Latin America. His research has been published in the Journal of Democracy,Governance, Public Administration Review, and World Development, among others. For more information, please visit his FGV academic profile or his personal website.