Crew of BuildersMarcos Freire Gurgel is one of the most experienced professionals at the intersection of corporate innovation, venture building, and AI transformation in Brazil. With over a decade in leadership roles at global companies, he has built a career focused on creating exponential businesses from within large organizations.
He spent 3 years at Kraft Heinz in Canada as Head of Operations & Execution, before transitioning into Brazil's tech ecosystem. At Red Ventures, he served as Business Director for 3 years. His most expressive leap came at iFood, where he spent 4 years as Director of Innovation & Corporate Ventures — one of the largest innovation labs in Latin America's digital market. Today, he is Global Director of Innovation & New Ventures at Wellhub, taking that vision to a global scale.
His work is structured around three pillars: Venture Building (creating innovation factories to explore new verticals), Ecosystem (forging high-stakes strategic alliances and corporate partnerships), and Enterprise AI (leading firm-wide AI transformation at scale).
