Summary
Ricardo Cantoni is a commercial leader in renewables with over two decades of strategic and sales experience driving multi-hundred‑million dollar deals across solar, wind and power conversion markets. He has closed landmark transactions—selling 2.3 GW of solar projects and negotiating 900 MW of inverters—while building GE’s Brazil solar P&L to over $120M and securing Soltec’s largest-ever global sale. Skilled at go-to-market expansion, localization of manufacturing, and structuring regional sales teams, he has led market entries across Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico and managed 20+ GW pipelines. Ricardo blends corporate strategy, M&A diligence and post-merger integration with hands‑on project execution and people development across matrixed organizations. He also brings practical teaching experience as an MBA strategic planning and project management instructor and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Based in Florida, he combines engineering training (BSEE) with an MBA from McCombs to translate technical products into commercial scale.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE Electronics - Computer Software, BSEE Electronics - Computer Software at FEI
Authentic Leadership, Authentic Leadership at GE Crotonville - John F. Welch Leadership Development Center
Colégio Marista Nossa Senhora da Glória
MBA General MBA, MBA General MBA at The University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business
Managerial Development Program Business, Managerial Development Program Business at Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC)
English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian