Luiz Mello
Executive Director at Morgan Stanley
São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolLuiz Mello is an experienced cybersecurity and technology leader serving as Executive Director and CISO for Latin America at Morgan Stanley, with a 25+ year career in financial markets and IT operations. He oversees regional cyber and information security programs, regulatory compliance, and payment-system oversight (SPB, SWIFT, FEDLINE), while leading regulator responses and technology risk assessments across Latam. Luiz played a key role shaping Brazil’s cybersecurity and data protection frameworks, aligning local rules with global standards—a behind-the-scenes influence that reduced compliance friction for multinational banks. Known for pairing strategic vision with operational rigor, he builds resilient programs that scale across diverse cultures and high-ambiguity environments. A hands-on infosec practitioner and red teamer with interests in ML research, he actively mentors, supports diversity initiatives, and contributes to the broader tech community. Based in São Paulo, he combines deep market infrastructure experience with a passion for volunteering, travel, and creative pursuits like gourmet cooking and acting.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
Portuguese, Spanish, English, Portuguese, English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (51)
scanner10
correlation10
scanning10
information-gathering9
penetration-testing9
webmap9
image-viewer9
hacking9
pentesting9
pentest8
infosec8
rio7
security7
playing7
transcript7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
luizmlo/ctf-writeups
Apr 2019 - Sep 2021
Writeups for the CTF's I've been playing.
Contributions:37 commits, 10 PRs, 38 pushes in 2 years 5 months
ctfplayingwriteups
luizmlo/luizmlo.github.io
Jul 2017 - Dec 2021
Contributions:28 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
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