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João Pedro Gonçalves

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MD | Head of Cyber Security Strategy at CVC
📍 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

João Pedro Gonçalves is the Managing Director and Head of Cyber Security Strategy at CVC, leveraging over 15 years of experience. He previously led EQTs digital transformation as CISO, contributing to high-profile IPOs like Spotify. Colleagues describe him as proactive, dynamic, and possessing strong organizational skills.

He is recognized for his expertise in cybersecurity and digital transformation, holding a Master of Science from Instituto Superior Técnico and certifications including Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA).

He was a winner in the 2024 EY Risk Transformation awards for the Digital and AI Transformation category.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
MD | Head of Cyber Security Strategy
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
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Cybersecurity Strategy
His career focus involves setting direction and delivering cybersecurity outcomes for large groups and their portfolios, as seen in his roles at CVC and EQT.
Supply Chain Security
He has recently posted about the importance of package security and treating dependency hygiene with the same seriousness as traditional patch management, calling it a blind spot.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
MD | Head of Cyber Security Strategy
CVC
4-2021 - 6-2025
Heading the Security Platform Engineering Team | Managing Director
EQT Group
12-2018 - 1-2026
CISO | Managing Director
EQT Group
4-2017 - 11-2018
Head Of Information Security and Risk Management
Qliro
7-2016 - 3-2017
Information Security Risk Officer
Qliro
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Education
2007 - 2009
MSc
Instituto Superior Técnico
2003 - 2007
BSc
Instituto Superior Técnico
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