Kai Kauto started working at Tecnomen Oyj in 1997 as a VP and remained in that role until 2003. From 2003 to 2011, they served as the Business Unit Director/Sample Preparation & Analysis at Thermo Fisher Scientific. In 2011, they became the Managing Director at Teknoware Oy.
Kai Kauto obtained a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oulu in 1991. In 2012, they completed a board member certification program at Kauppakamari. In 2013, they obtained an HHJ-tutkinto degree from Kauppakamari. Kai also attended Pohjankartanon yläaste, but no information about degrees or field of study is available for this institution.