Alex Sousa is a seasoned IT executive with a decade of experience, currently leading Information Technology and the Command Center at PicPay in São Paulo. He combines operational leadership with strategic business training—holding multiple MBAs and executive certificates from FGV, MIT Sloan and other institutions—to align incident response, service reliability, and IT service delivery with business goals. Known for a hands-on mindset (his GitHub bio jokes "Creating bugs since 2012"), he bridges technical teams and executives to reduce downtime and improve observability. His background in information systems plus studies in leadership, innovation, and strategy position him to drive resilient, scalable operations in fast-paced fintech environments.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Gestão Empresarial, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Gestão Empresarial at Fundação Getulio Vargas / FGV
Leadership & Human Asset Management, Leadership & Human Asset Management at University of La Verne
MBA Extension, Business and Management, MBA Extension, Business and Management at University of California, Irvine
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Liderança, Inovação e Gestão 4., Master of Business Administration - MBA, Liderança, Inovação e Gestão 4. at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
MIT Sloan Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation, MIT Sloan Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management
Superior, Bacharelado em Sistemas de Informação, Superior, Bacharelado em Sistemas de Informação at Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo
Innovation and Strategy Business Dynamics, Innovation and Strategy Business Dynamics at Insper
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Alex Sousa - Head Information Technology And Command Center