068 Marcelo De Santis| leadership's figure eight ∞

MARCELO DE SANTIS Marcelo is as thoughtful, accomplished and smart as he is a terrific human being. Born and raised in Argentina, he is a seasoned C-suite executive with over 25 years of global experience. He also happens to be a world-class mountain climber that has summited some of the highest peaks on earth. He is former Chief Digital Officer at Thoughtworks, Group Chief Information Officer at Pirelli, and Chief Information Officer, North America at Mondelez. He serves on the boards of UNICEF and HITEC  and was co-founder of Angeles Investors, a venture capital organization dedicated to funding minority-owned technology startups. Marcelo also established Employee Resource Groups focused on diversity at Kraft Foods, Thoughtworks, and Mondelez, demonstrating his dedication to fostering an open and inclusive workplace culture. In 2019 he was nominated by Crain’s as one of Top 50 CEOs, entrepreneurs and technologists. He is also a published  author, the book:  “Figure Eight: Leadership Strategies for Times of Exponential Technology Innovation”  Marcelo earned his Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Computer Sciences from Universidad Argentina de la Empresa. RELATED LINKS Angeles Investors Profile Thoughtworks Profile The Ascent Gartner Peer Community Hispanic Executive Article GENERAL INFO| TOP OF THE GAME: Official website: https://topofthegame-thepod.com/ RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/topofthegame-thepod/feed.xml Hosting service show website: https://topofthegame-thepod.podbean.com/ Javier's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/javiersaade  SUPPORT & CONNECT: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/96934564 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551086203755 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOPOFGAMEpod Subscribe on Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/vLKLE1SKjf6G Email us: [email protected]   THANK YOU FOR LISTENING – AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS