Leonardo Camacho

About

Leonardo Camacho

Executive, doctoral researcher, and strategic advisor. For over fifteen years, I've worked at the intersection of strategy and organizational design — helping founders, boards, and leadership teams build companies that outlast their competition.

Based in Florianópolis, Brazil. Currently pursuing doctoral research at INSEAD on organizational adaptability and compounding advantage.

Core Belief

“The best companies don't win because of a single brilliant decision. They win because they've built the organizational capacity to make consistently good decisions — and to compound the advantage of each one.”

This conviction drives everything I do — from the research questions I pursue to the way I advise leadership teams. The ones that compound don't rely on genius; they rely on architecture.

What I Do

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Strategic Advisory

Working with founders and boards to clarify strategic direction, design competitive moats, and build decision-making frameworks that compound advantage over time.

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Organizational Design

Helping leadership teams restructure their organizations for the next phase of growth without losing cultural coherence.

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Research & Writing

Publishing original research on strategy, adaptive organizations, and the structural properties of durable companies.

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Executive Education

Teaching and facilitating sessions for senior leaders on organizational adaptability, strategic clarity, and compounding advantage.

Career Path

2024 –

Doctoral Researcher, INSEAD

Investigating why certain organizations compound strategic advantage while similar peers plateau — with a focus on adaptive capacity at scale.

2021 – 2024

Fractional Chief Strategy Officer

Partnered with growth-stage companies to redesign organizational architecture for the next phase of compounding.

2017 – 2021

VP of Strategy, Meridian Group

Led corporate strategy for a multi-billion industrial holding company across Latin America.

Research · Teaching · Advisory