Summary
Diego Gazaro is an innovation-focused academic-practitioner with 13+ years of experience building and advising startup and regional innovation ecosystems across Rio Grande do Sul. As founder of Diez and current orientador at SEBRAE RS, he blends hands-on consultancy and teaching with leadership roles in government and university innovation centers, including coordinating CETID and managing programs at Inova RS and Zenit-UFRGS. He holds a PhD in Management with research and publications on entrepreneurship, ecosystems and design thinking, plus international exposure as a visiting PhD at Università di Bologna and executive training at MIT and Babson. Known for translating academic insight into practical support for dozens of small companies and startups, he also serves as a startup evaluator, angel club member and senior community leader at Latin America’s largest accelerator. Less obvious: his profile combines deep financial training (MBA in Financial Management and early cooperative banking experience) with sustained involvement in policy-oriented innovation projects, enabling him to connect strategy, finance and ecosystem development.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Administração de Empresas, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Administração de Empresas at Universidade de Passo Fundo
Lifelong Learning, Innovation, Business, and Technology, Lifelong Learning, Innovation, Business, and Technology at AAA Inovação
Visiting PhD researcher, PhD in Business Management, Visiting PhD researcher, PhD in Business Management at Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Babson Build, Entrepreneurship, Babson Build, Entrepreneurship at Babson College
Pós-doutorado, Ecossistemas de Inovação, Pós-doutorado, Ecossistemas de Inovação at PPG em Administração Unisinos
Leading Digital Transformation, Leading Digital Transformation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doutorado em Administração, Inovação, Tecnologia e Sustentabilidade, Doutorado em Administração, Inovação, Tecnologia e Sustentabilidade at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Gestão Financeira, Controladoria e Auditoria, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Gestão Financeira, Controladoria e Auditoria at Fundação Getulio Vargas