About
Roberto "Beto" Dias is head of engineering at ADP Ventures, with over 20 years of experience in technology and innovation. He leads cross-functional teams across AI, product, and engineering, and has previously held roles including principal data scientist, software architect, and chief technology officer of a food-tech startup. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and an MBA in IT Management, and holds multiple AI-related patents.
Experience
- ADPSr Director of Product Developmentcurrent2025 — present
- ADPDirector of Product Development2022 — 2025
- ADPSenior Software Engineering Manager2019 — 2022Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- ADPPrincipal Data Scientist2016 — 2019Porto Alegre Area, Brazil
- ADPPrincipal Software Architect2013 — 2016Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- CUPONICSChief Technology Officer, co-founder2013 — 2014Porto Alegre Area, Brazil
- DellLead Engineer2008 — 2013Porto Alegre Area, Brazil
- TeleNova CommunicationsSr Software Engineer / Team Lead2005 — 2008
Education
- Federal University of Rio Grande do SulBS, Computer Science2001 — 2006
- UnisinosMBA, IT Management2010 — 2011
- UdacityNanodegree, Machine Learning Engineering2017 — 2018
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningCommunication1Leadership1Team Leadership1ManagementClaude CodeAgentic AI DevelopmentVenture CapitalOpenclawEmerging Technologies1Cross-functional Team Leadership1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1
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Executive-level CommunicationPrototypingDirector levelEngineering LeadershipProcess ImprovementTeam BuildingSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)DevOpsData AnalysisAgile MethodologiesSoftware Project ManagementMachine LearningLanguages English · Portuguese · Spanish
- XBA - Xponential Business Administration — StartSe University
- PyTorch Scholarship Challenge — Udacity
- M102: MongoDB for DBAs — MongoDB
From Beto's professional profile.
Colleagues at ADP Ventures
Abhi Chaki
Sr. Director, Investments & Strategic Partnerships at ADP Ventures
Amaury Peltier
Head of Incubator Strategy & Crypto at ADP Ventures
Aru Raavi
Director, Partnerships at ADP Ventures
Ava Johnson
Sr. Director, Head of Marketing at ADP Ventures
Hashim Ibrahim
Director, Strategic Partnerships at ADP Ventures
Isabel Izquierdo
VP, Partnerships at ADP Ventures
Jeremiah Johnson
Senior Lead Product Manager at ADP Ventures
Lucia Manzo
Director, Product Marketing at ADP Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Beto Dias work?
- Beto Dias is Head of Engineering at ADP Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul11
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Also attended Unisinos1
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Shared employers
Also worked at ADP27
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Also worked at Dell157
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