Ricardo Vilella

Ricardo Vilella is a resourceful technology professional with over 20 years of experience working in multi-cultural teams, possessing strong interpersonal, analytical, and negotiation skills.

He has a passion for technology and a successful history of leading large-scale transformational projects in various sectors including government, military, law enforcement, and non-governmental organizations.

His expertise lies in project management, international cooperation projects, programs & campaigns, defense & security, open-source intelligence, and crisis management.

Ricardo's educational background includes a Graduate degree in Business Admin/Marketing from UNEB, a Post-Graduate degree in Computer Forensics, and a Graduate degree in Information Technology Security from the Catholic University of Brasília - UCB.

Throughout his career, Ricardo Vilella has held key positions in reputed organizations, including serving as a Policy Campaigns & Programs Associate at Facebook, Senior Cyber Security Executive at Darktrace, and Security Advisor at the British Embassy in Brasilia.

Additionally, he has worked as the Brazil ICT Network Manager at the British Embassy in Brasilia, Junior ICT Analyst at WWF-Brasil, and as a Specialist - ICT at the Brazilian Air Force (COMDABRA).

In his personal life, Ricardo enjoys travel, music, culture, meeting new people, and keeping abreast of new ideas and technologies.