Nelson Yoshida

A distinguished professional with a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo and an Electrical Engineering degree from the Universidade de Campinas, complemented by an Executive MBA from Fundação Instituto de Administração (FIA) and Board Member certification from the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC), this individual brings extensive expertise as a consultant, professor, and researcher specializing in strategy, future studies, and foresight methodologies for strategic decision-making. Their project portfolio encompasses technological foresight, urban future studies, and strategic planning, building upon 16 years of comprehensive telecommunications industry experience across various domains including network operations, business support systems, commercial operations, marketing, and strategic planning at the executive level. Having navigated three significant M&A experiences (two sell-side, one buy-side) and led a major mobile startup initiative, they currently serve as a faculty member at FIA Business School for both Executive and International MBA programs, focusing on complex challenges, foresight, strategy, business model analysis, evaluation and creation, while maintaining a particular interest in active learning methodologies within education.