J. Eduardo brings more than twenty-five years of experience as a senior executive leader. After leading high-performing teams to create business growth opportunities on four continents at PwC, Embraer, and Bell Canada, he spent thirteen years at Microsoft, first as a cybersecurity advisor, then in executive leadership roles driving innovative projects at the highest levels of corporations and government in the U.S. and abroad. Earlier, J. Eduardo served fourteen years in the Brazilian Army Cavalry, retiring as a Captain.
Today, J. Eduardo realizes his dream of building a better tomorrow by helping leaders identify their strengths, improve their self-awareness, and match their motivation, values, and preferences to bring their careers and organizations to the highest performance levels. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a B.S. degree in Computer Science.
J. Eduardo has advised, mentored, and coached managers and C-level executives from global corporations, private-equity- funded ventures, and billion-dollar startups, focusing on leadership development, high-performance through cross-cultural awareness, and career rethinking. His globetrotting experience empowering clients to succeed on every continent allows J. Eduardo to navigate cultural differences as he deals with diverse backgrounds and engages in fluent conversations in Portuguese, English, and Spanish while still insisting on polishing his Italian skills.
He is the ForbesBooks author of From Problem Solving to Solution Design: Turning Ideas into Actions, reflecting years of working in intercultural corporate environments. Board member with experience in non-profit organizations, J. Eduardo is the Vice President at ISACA Puget Sound Chapter and the Chair of the Dean’s Council at Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington.
J. Eduardo grew up in Brazil and lived in the UK; currently, he lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and Lucrecia, a stubborn English bulldog.
