Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter (born December 8, 1936) is a Brazilian businessman of German descent, great-grandson of , Gerdau Group's founder. He held various positions within the Gerdau Group, and was its CEO from 1983 to 2006. He was chairman until 2015. Since 2011, he has been president of the Chamber of Management Policies, Performance and Competitiveness (CGDC), an organization linked to the Presidency of Brazil. As a member of the Dilma Rousseff government, he has advocated the reduction in the number of ministries, which he considered to be excessive.