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Nelson Kavatoko

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Business Director at Gartner
📍 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Nelson Kavatoko is a Business Director at Gartner with over 15 years of experience in high-tech sales and business development. He has a strong technical background and specializes in business insights, solution design, and pipeline management across multiple industries. He holds an International Executive MBA from FIA Business School.

Passionate about connecting people with technology, Nelson also dedicates his time to fostering future talent. He serves as a mentor at Instituto Semear, demonstrating a commitment to community and teamwork outside of his corporate role. His interests include major technology companies like IBM and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Unique fact: Nelson holds both the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Management (CIPM) certifications.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Business Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Data & AI Governance
He recently shared content about how major corporations are structuring robust governance for data and AI to democratize technology use responsibly and securely.
CEO & CIO Priorities
He follows Gartner's research on the strategic agenda shifts and major challenges that CEOs and CIOs are currently focused on, particularly in technology.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Business Director
Gartner
1-2023
Mentor
Instituto Semear
10-2021 - 2-2023
Client Executive
OneTrust
5-2019 - 4-2020
Senior Account Executive
Gartner
1-2016 - 5-2019
Enterprise Account Executive
IBM
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Education
4-2023 - 12-2024
International Executive MBA
FIA Business School
2015 - 2016
Post Degree in Architecture and Management of IT Infrastructure
FIAP
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