Summary
Leonardo Da Costa is a healthcare innovation leader with 8+ years bridging clinical science, startups and corporate programs to accelerate adoption of AI-driven diagnostics. As Head of Customer and Strategic Relations at AI Pathology, he focuses on building high-stakes trust so hospitals, labs and research centers can seamlessly integrate AI to improve diagnostic precision and patient outcomes. His background spans molecular genetics, diagnostic imaging and pharmacovigilance, giving him a rare blend of bench-to-bedside perspective and product-minded execution. He has led open innovation programs at Latin America’s largest hospital complex, hunted and evaluated healthtechs for corporate partners, and founded a startup that reduced animal use in preclinical research. Known for an agile, stakeholder-centered approach, he pairs scientific rigor with cultural sensitivity—having managed multicultural teams across Brazil and India. He’s also a teacher and developer by inclination, which helps him translate complex tech into practical clinical value.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Genética Molecular, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Genética Molecular at USP - Universidade de São Paulo
Executive MBA Trends Innovation, Executive MBA Trends Innovation at Ecossistema Inova
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biomedicine Saúde - Laboratório de Análises Clínicas e Pesquisa Médica, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biomedicine Saúde - Laboratório de Análises Clínicas e Pesquisa Médica at Universidade Paulista
Specialist Diagnostic Imaging - MRI and Tomography, Specialist Diagnostic Imaging - MRI and Tomography at Centro Universitário Fundação Santo André
Portuguese, English