Carlos Pignataro
Founder And Principal at The Conference Board
Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
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Top SchoolCarlos Pignataro is an innovation-driven technology leader and founder who blends deep engineering pedigree with executive strategy across AI, sustainability, and large-scale service platforms. With nearly three decades of experience culminating in senior roles at Cisco—including CTO for Customer Experience and Head of Technology and Data for Engineering Sustainability—he has guided multi-billion-dollar portfolios and led teams of distinguished engineers. He is founder of Blue Fern Consulting, Program Director for The Conference Board’s AI Executives Council, adjunct faculty at NC State, and chairs the board of Code the Dream, reflecting a commitment to talent development and social impact. A prolific inventor and standards contributor, Carlos is co-inventor on 300+ patents and co-author of 50+ IETF RFCs, bringing rare technical depth in networking and internet architecture to strategy work. Equally at home advising startups on AI-enabled products as he is shaping green software and conservation-focused technology, he combines rigorous technical thinking with a clear focus on planetary and social outcomes. Originally from Argentina and now based between Valencia and North Carolina, he pairs global perspective with a practical, mentorship-first style.
9 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Climate & Nature, Certificate, Climate & Nature at Competent BoardsBusiness Essentials, NC State Executive Education, Business Essentials, NC State Executive Education at NC State University Graduate SchoolCircular Economy and Sustainability Strategies, Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies at University of CambridgeBusiness Sustainability Strategy: Technology and Management, Business Sustainability Strategy: Technology and Management at MIT Sloan School of ManagementMSEE (with Honors, Salutatorian), Communications and Networking, MSEE (with Honors, Salutatorian), Communications and Networking at Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos AiresWorkshop in Managerial Improvisation, Workshop in Managerial Improvisation at Duke University
English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese
Github Skills (3)
ietf10
sustainability5
energy3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cpignata/internet-sustainability-considerations
Oct 2023 - Mar 2025
E-Impact I-D on Sustainability Considerations
Contributions:1 release, 4 reviews, 41 PRs in 1 year 5 months
cpignata/enviro-sustainability-icmp
Mar 2024 - Dec 2024
Contributions:17 reviews, 12 PRs, 41 pushes in 10 months
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