Pedro Machado
Group Information Security Officer
Brussels, Belgium
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Top SchoolPedro Machado is a strategic cybersecurity and privacy leader with 25+ years of executive experience building and harmonizing information security, GRC, and data protection programs across bancassurance, insurance, health and pension sectors. As Group Information Security Officer at Ageas and a senior director/DPO in Portugal, he drives group-wide security strategy and risk management across multiple countries while balancing local regulatory contexts. He chairs and contributes to industry working groups (AML/CTF, cyber resilience) and serves in EU CyberNet, bringing policy-level insight to operational security. An active academic and trainer, he blends technical mastery with pedagogy—lecturing across postgraduate programs and coordinating executive certifications—while holding 50+ international certifications and an AFCEA “40 under 40” distinction. Notably, he combines board-level advisory roles with hands-on program delivery across a complex multinational estate, reflecting both strategic vision and practical implementation skills.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Program Certificate Leadership for Senior Executives | Programa de Liderança para Executivos de Topo, Program Certificate Leadership for Senior Executives | Programa de Liderança para Executivos de Topo at Harvard Business SchoolGDPR Data Protection Officer (DPO), GDPR Data Protection Officer (DPO) at University of DerbyBachelor's Degree in Computer Science | Licenciatura em Informática, Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science | Licenciatura em Informática at ISTECCertificate in Cybersecurity: Technology Application and Policy, Certificate in Cybersecurity: Technology Application and Policy at MIT Professional EducationMaster en Administración y Dirección Internacional de Empresas (MBA Internacional), Master en Administración y Dirección Internacional de Empresas (MBA Internacional) at Universidad Politécnica de MadridPhD candidate in Engineering and Management | Doutorando em Engenharia e Gestão, PhD candidate in Engineering and Management | Doutorando em Engenharia e Gestão at Instituto Superior TécnicoPostgraduate Degree in Information and Enterprise Systems, Postgraduate Degree in Information and Enterprise Systems at Universidade Aberta
Portuguese, English, Spanish, GermanGithub contributions (1)
31243/PWLS_01
Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:14 commits, 12 pushes, 7 branches in 1 month
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