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Matthew Gonsalves

Energizer · DISC type I
Sales Director - Insurance at Quantexa
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Matthew is a technology leader and AI strategy advisor, currently serving as Sales Director for Insurance at Quantex. With a background from the United States Naval Academy, he specializes in artificial intelligence and affective computing. Colleagues describe him as an extremely gifted sales engineer with strong technical acumen and communication skills.

His entrepreneurial spirit led him to found Emgee, a company centered on an anonymous, advice-based social networking app. This venture reflects his interest in using technology for self-reflection, personal improvement, and stress alleviation through interactive, AI-driven feedback.

Unique fact: He founded and engineered a mobile AI application that carries out distributed, affective computing to help users with self-improvement.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Sales Director - Insurance
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Matthew shows up

Big Picture Person
Informal
Imaginative

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Priorities

Topics Matthew cares about

Affective Computing
A core part of his professional headline and the technology behind Emgee, the company he founded to provide AI-driven interactive feedback.
AI in Insurance
His current role as Sales Director for the insurance vertical at Quantex directly places him at the intersection of AI technology and the insurance industry.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Sales Director - Insurance
Quantexa
10-2012
Founder, Owner, Principal Engineer
Emgee
3-2024 - 10-2025
Senior Sales Director and Solutions Engineer
XTEL
8-2020 - 3-2024
Senior Sales Director and Solutions Engineer
Shift Technology
1-2019 - 8-2020
Senior Solutions Consultant
CognitiveScale
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Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Science (BS)
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Bachelor of Science (BS)
United States Naval Academy
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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