Lailson Brito is LATAM Head of Pricing & Data Science at PRA Group with a decade of experience applying quantitative modeling to credit recovery and structured credit investments. He combines a dual engineering background in Chemical and Electrical Engineering with an MBA in Data Science & Analytics from USP/ESALQ to bridge rigorous technical methods and commercial decision-making. At Return-Capital he progressed from hands-on ETL and portfolio performance analysis to building statistical forecasts that directly informed investment strategy. His career spans CFD and embedded systems work to process optimization and BI, reflecting a knack for translating complex simulations and operational data into practical business outcomes. Based in São Paulo, he brings both research-grade modeling experience and client-facing product sensibility to pricing challenges across Latin America. Anecdotally, he once aspired to master PHP, hinting at a broad curiosity for coding beyond his core data science toolkit.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Data Science & Analytics, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Data Science & Analytics at MBA USP/Esalq
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
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Lailson Brito - LATAM Head Of Pricing & Data Science