Guillermo Diaz, Jr., is a transformative global business leader and champion of inclusion and diversity. He is currently the CEO of Kloudspot, Inc., an innovative predictive AI, and IOT analytics platform provider, and serves on the Board of Directors of Blue Shield of California. Prior to these roles, he was a transformational innovator across Cisco and broadly in the industry where he developed a strong track record for accelerating culture through people, process, and technology. As the Head of Customer Digital Transformation, he and his team leveraged Cisco’s own digital journey and thought leadership to partner with customers on their transformation programs. Guillermo served as Cisco’s Global Chief Information Officer and was responsible for the IT organization, strategy, and services. His focus was driving the business acceleration critical to the agile, digital transformation of Cisco, its customers, and partners.
Guillermo began his career in telecommunications with the U.S. Navy, where he received a military scholarship that led to his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Regis University in Colorado. Prior to Cisco, Guillermo held senior IT leadership positions with some of Silicon Valley’s most respected companies, including Silicon Graphics, Intelligent Electronics (Ingram Micro), and Alza Corporation (now Johnson & Johnson)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are a top priority and purpose for Mr. Diaz, as evidenced by his sustained work in his own organizations, across Cisco, and broadly in the community. He was a key leader of the Cisco Diversity Council and the visionary/executive sponsor of Conexión – Cisco’s Hispanic/Latino employee resource organization and Cisco’s Veteran employee resource organization. He has led the acceleration of building future technology leaders, who happen to be minorities through his passionate and innovative leadership with student work-study programs such as the Cristo Rey Work Study program and scholarships delivered through the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) Foundation. He now serves as the Chairman of HITEC, the premier global executive leadership organization of senior business and technology executives who have and are building outstanding careers in technology.
Awards and recognition:
• TheboardIQ Hall of Fame | 2021
• Most Influential Leaders in Technology – Digital Trends | 2020
• C-Suite Leaders – Top Latinos in C-Suite | 2019
• Maestro Award – Top Industry Leadership | 2019
• Top Ten Latino Leaders by Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019
• Innovation: Technology Business Management | 2017
• Executive Sponsor of the Year – Cisco Customer Success Award | 2016
• Top 10 LIDERES Award | 2016
• Estrella of the Year Award for outstanding individual leadership in technology | 2015
• Top 100 CIO/CTO Leaders in STEM | 2016
• Silicon Valley Business Journal Best CIO | 2014
• National Eagle Leadership Award | 2010
• CIO Magazine’s Ones to Watch Award | 2007