Cristiano Laux is director of Pyramid Research’s consulting business. Cristiano is a strategy and business development professional with more than 12 years of experience developing and executing strategies in telecom and technology sectors. At Pyramid, he leads a team of consulting practice leaders and has managed projects on opportunity assessment, market and competitive intelligence, international benchmarking, channel development, investment strategy, M&A, time to market and commercial strategies. He works out of Pyramid’s Miami office.
Prior to joining Pyramid, Cristiano Laux worked as a senior investment and strategy consultant for a leading telecom operator in Brazil, where he managed investment projects and the launch of new business ventures. Cristiano also worked at Alcatel-Lucent, where he completed a 38-month executive leadership development program that included international assignments. Adding to his experiences, Cristiano worked in audit, corporate strategy, business development, channel development and sales roles at blue-chip companies in Brazil, the US and Latin America.
Cristiano holds a master’s degree in Management and Entrepreneurial Finance from Babson College and a degree in International Business and International Relations from Eckerd College. He also studied business administration in Brazil at FGV, his native country, and attended technology and executive training at Bell Labs Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Harvard University. He is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.