André Luiz Freire de Carvalho Kato

Go‑to‑market and people‑tech leader at LinkedIn: André has progressed through quota-bearing and strategic account roles at LinkedIn (Relationship Manager → Senior Account Director → Enterprise Account Director → Large Enterprise Account Director). His work focuses on connecting people-data, product/insights, and GTM to help large employers solve talent and hiring problems. linkedin

Background in environmental engineering and sustainability: André completed a B.Eng. at UFPR where his 2015 graduation thesis (a global systematic review) focused on plant–pollination interactions. His undergraduate work and acknowledgements reference an internship at BASF in product stewardship/sustainability, showing early applied sustainability experience. ufpr+1

Analytics and executive education: André has supplemented his engineering background with executive coursework in business and predictive analytics (FGV / Predictive Analytics in Business Intelligence) and appears to be pursuing mid‑career business education (LinkedIn posts reference USC Marshall), indicating a shift toward product, GTM and analytics-driven roles in tech. linkedin