Executive Technology Advisor

Technology Leadership for the Next Generation of Enterprises

Helping CEOs, Boards and Investors scale growth through Technology, AI and Digital Transformation.

  • Global CIO / CTO
  • AI & Data Strategy
  • Cybersecurity
  • Banking & Fintech
  • Multi-Cloud
Portrait of Valentino Gallo, Executive Technology Advisor
Who I Am

A leader who has already built technology at a global scale.

I help CEOs, Boards and investors turn technology into a competitive advantage — accelerating growth, resilience and innovation.

For over two decades, Valentino Gallo has led technology at the highest level — most recently as Chief Information & Technology Officer for Grupo Vázquez, and previously as a global CIO/CTO across banking, energy and healthcare multinationals operating on five continents.

A customer-first executive, he specializes in leading large-scale digital transformations in complex, highly regulated environments — building global, high-performance, data-driven organizations with direct impact on business results.

He has led technology organizations of more than 1,600 professionals and stewarded annual budgets above USD 100M — delivering core banking migrations, multi-cloud platforms and corporate AI at scale, from digital banks and fintechs to renewable-energy and life-sciences multinationals.

Across more than 35 companies he has architected digital transformations, AI Centers of Excellence and technology due diligence for M&A — consistently turning complexity into measurable performance, resilience and value creation, including over USD 40M in efficiency gains.

An MIT-trained technology leader (CTO Program) and member of the CIONET Advisory Board, he now advises CEOs, Boards and investors as a trusted partner who has already built, scaled and de-risked technology globally.

  • MIT — CTO Program
  • CIONET Advisory Board
  • ESADE Mentor
  • TOGAF · COBIT · ITIL
Areas of Expertise

Where I create value for the enterprise.

A board-level command of the disciplines that define modern technology leadership.

Digital Transformation

Enterprise-wide reinvention of operating models, products and ways of working — designed to deliver measurable business outcomes, not technology for its own sake.

Technology Strategy

Board-ready technology vision, roadmaps and investment cases that align engineering, data and platforms with long-term corporate strategy.

AI & Data

Corporate AI and data strategies — including AI Centers of Excellence — that move from experimentation to scaled, governed value with clear ROI.

Executive Leadership

Building and leading world-class technology organizations — talent, culture and governance at global scale.

Cloud & Platforms

Multi-cloud architectures (AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud) and modern platforms engineered for scale, resilience and disciplined cost.

Banking & Fintech

Deep expertise in digital banking, fintech and core banking migrations across highly regulated markets.

M&A Technology Due Diligence

Technology due diligence, integration and value-creation planning for investors, funds and acquirers.

Cybersecurity

Cyber resilience and risk governance that protect the enterprise and earn the trust of regulators, customers and the Board.

Impact at Scale

Proven at the scale that matters to your Board.

Outcomes delivered across global organizations, regulated markets and complex transformations.

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Technology Professionals Led

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Companies Digitally Transformed

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Global Leadership Experience

Advisory Services

How I work alongside leaders.

Focused engagements for those steering the enterprise and its capital.

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CEO Advisory

Technology strategy for growth and innovation.

A trusted thinking partner to the CEO — shaping the technology agenda that drives growth, innovation and durable competitive advantage.

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Board Advisory

Technology governance and digital risk.

Independent perspective for the Board on technology governance, cyber and digital risk, AI oversight and major investment decisions.

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Investor Advisory

Technology due diligence and value creation.

Technology due diligence, post-deal value creation and portfolio guidance for funds, investors and acquirers.

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CIO / CTO Mentoring

Executive coaching and leadership development.

Confidential coaching and leadership development for CIOs, CTOs and senior technology leaders stepping up to global scale.

Career Highlights

Strategic milestones across global organizations.

A selection of the environments that shaped a global technology leader — not a résumé.

  1. 2025 — 2026Digital Banking & Fintech · LATAM

    Grupo Vázquez

    Chief Information & Technology Officer

    Defined and executed the group's corporate technology strategy across digital banking (ueno Bank, Upay) and fintech ecosystems. Migrated the core banking platform to Oracle Cloud with zero customer impact and +40% performance, launched an integrated SuperApp, and led an organization of 1,600+ professionals with a budget exceeding USD 100M.

  2. 2023 — 2025Renewable Energy · Global

    Gransolar

    Chief Information & Technology Officer

    Led the global technology strategy enabling international expansion across Europe, LATAM, Saudi Arabia, India, Australia and the US. Delivered a global SAP S/4HANA transformation, established an AI Center of Excellence, and built regional technology hubs — managing an organization of 400+ and investment above €40M.

  3. 2020 — 2023Global Banking · Europe

    ING Bank

    VP IT — Head of Technology

    Led enterprise technology services, engineering platforms and digital transformation. Designed the CIO Office governance model and led an organization of 600+ professionals with €99M of technology investment, advancing DevOps, SRE and advanced analytics.

  4. 2018 — 2020Healthcare · Global

    Grifols

    Global IT Director

    Owned global IT architecture, infrastructure and innovation strategy. Executed datacenter transformation and migration to AWS and Google Cloud, established the global Architecture & Innovation organization, and led the 'Break the Monolith' modernization.

  5. 2016 — 2018Banking · Spain & UK

    Banco Sabadell — TSB

    Global IT Area Manager

    Led digital platforms, infrastructure and global technology services. Drove the technology integration of the TSB Bank acquisition in the UK and delivered AWS-based digital banking platforms and new mobile applications.

Contact

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