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About J. Eduardo Campos

J. Eduardo Campos, Founder and President, Embedded-Knowledge, Inc.

J. Eduardo Campos, EMPA CISSP CPP Hogan Certified
Board Member | Author | Speaker | Solution Designer | Advisor
Talks about #esg, #governance, #cybersecurity, #systemicdesign, and #artificialintelligence

J. Eduardo brings over 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 leading his consulting firm, Embedded Knowledge, Inc. He enables organizations and entrepreneurs to design creative solutions for their complex problems through unique value propositions, sound business strategies, and healthy partnerships.

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. He has helped leaders identify their strengths, improve self-awareness, and match their motivation, values, and preferences to bring their careers and organizations to the highest performance levels. J. Eduardo is Hogan Certified and a BMY Certified Practitioner.

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 U.K.; currently, he lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and Lucrecia, a stubborn English bulldog.

Academic Background

  • Master in Public Administration – University of Washington.
  • B.S. in Computer Science – PUCCAMP – Brazil.
  • Executive Education: Information and Communications Technology and Public Policy: The Next Wave – Harvard University, JFK School of Government.
  • Executive Education: ICT Applied to the Development of Human Resources – PUCCAMP – Brazil.
  • B.S. in Military Science – AMAN – Brazil.