About me

Débora Fortes is a B2B Marketing and Communications Director who builds scalable strategies for sales growth and market expansion. She delivers a competitive edge by strengthening brand awareness, reputation, sotrytelling, thought leadership, and revenue in global environments.
With more than 25 years of experience in technology and fintech, Débora has a proven track record of building marketing organizations and strategies from the ground up. She was hired by Pismo's founders in April 2021 to create and scale the company's global Marketing and Communications strategy, playing a key role in Pismo's international expansion and its acquisition by Visa. Prior to Pismo, she designed the marketing strategy from scratch for Technisys (now Galileo), which was later acquired by SoFi for US$1 billion.
A high‑performing, trilingual professional, Débora brings deep global experience , leveraging digital marketing, flagship events, analyst relations, and content strategies to develop and execute customer‑centric campaigns that deliver measurable, high‑impact results.
Earlier in her career, she served as editor‑in‑chief for leading business and technology publications in Brazil and was recognized with the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award for her cover story on innovation lessons from Korea. She is known for leading and scaling multicultural teams with a collaborative leadership style and a strong growth mindset, helping companies tell compelling stories that clearly differentiate them in the market.