Rodrigo Ribeiro
Strategy, intelligence, and decision architecture for complex businesses.
Corporate Strategy · Business Intelligence · AI-Enabled Decision Systems · International Markets
Weston, Florida•
(786) 393-2148•
rodrigo@kelloggalumni.northwestern.edu•
linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-ribeiro-3b4166
Profile
Strategy executive with 25+ years of experience converting ambiguous signals into clear frameworks that improve executive decision-making. Combines rigorous management consulting training from Kearney with deep experience in international wealth management and a strong record of building AI-enabled intelligence ecosystems. Trusted advisor to senior leadership, known for structuring complex strategic problems, designing decision architectures, and translating uncertainty into actionable direction.
CapabilitiesCorporate strategy & planning · Competitive & market intelligence · AI-enabled decision systems · Executive advisory & internal consulting · Strategic storytelling · Cross-border strategy · Transformation & governance · M&A due diligence
Experience
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Intelligence | Itaú Private Bank · Miami, FL
2012–2026
Led corporate strategy, competitive intelligence, and AI-enabled decision support for one of Latin America's largest private banks, advising executive leadership across the international wealth management platform.
- Built and led a proprietary business intelligence ecosystem that synthesized competitive signals, market data, and macro trends into executive-grade intelligence, enabling faster and higher-quality strategic decisions.
- Served as primary internal strategy consultant to the C-suite and executive committee, framing complex problems, designing decision architectures, and producing governance and board-level materials.
- Orchestrated the International workstream of the Private of the Future program, translating ambiguous mandates into structured strategic roadmaps for a vertically integrated wealth platform.
- Delivered AI-enabled strategic insights that reduced research and synthesis cycle times and expanded leadership bandwidth for higher-order judgment.
- Led go-to-market and exit strategies, acquisition due diligences, and asset-diversification initiatives that expanded internationally diversified client assets and increased the strategic relevance of the Miami platform.
- Produced benchmarking across global wealth managers to inform positioning strategy, value proposition design, governance frameworks, and major platform transformations.
Manager | Kearney Management Consultants · Chicago, IL
2011–2012
- Directed consulting engagements delivering strategic and operational solutions across financial services, including 5–6% cost savings through outsourcing in U.S. commercial banking operations.
- Optimized supply chains for a Latin American firm, cutting costs 8–13%, and built a supplier risk management framework for a major bank to reduce risk exposure and strengthen regulatory alignment.
Business Strategist | Barclays Wealth / Lehman Brothers · Miami, FL
2008–2011
- Designed and executed growth strategies for Latin American wealth management and prepared cross-border investment strategies for high-net-worth clients across multiple jurisdictions.
Project Leader | Itaú Private Bank / ABN AMRO Private Bank · Miami, FL
2005–2008
- Built and launched wealth management units across Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, secured 5% market share, trained 50+ advisors, and led post-merger integration aligning client offerings and service practices.
Associate / Business Analyst | Kearney Management Consultants · Chicago, IL & São Paulo, Brazil
1999–2005
- Enabled 20% market capture for a securities services unit by realigning business strategy and driving cost efficiencies; guided post-merger integration for two major financial institutions across seven countries.
- Developed strategy for a large insurance group, including financial projections and organizational redesign; evaluated credit risk functions for Basel compliance; redesigned information security for a major retail bank.
Education
MBA with Distinction — Strategy, Marketing & Operations Management
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2004
Top Student Award in Operations Management · Dean's List
B.S., Computer Engineering
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) · São José dos Campos, Brazil · 1998
Selective federal engineering institution consistently ranked among Brazil's leading technical universities.
M.S., Biomedical Engineering
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2012
Certification
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute · 2016
Positioning
Best suited for senior roles that require structured thinking, high-signal synthesis, and executive influence across strategy, business intelligence, transformation, or market-facing analytical leadership.