Summary
Javier De La Peña is a strategic technology and corporate leader with 10+ years of experience translating software and AI ambitions into executable business and investment decisions across global organizations. Currently in the Office of the CEO at Woven by Toyota, he leads platform strategy, AI infrastructure prioritization, and cross-border market intelligence between the US and Japan, regularly briefing senior leadership in Tokyo. His background spans robotics strategy at Toyota Research Institute, a founder exit in commerce technology, and early-career roles in corporate finance, policy, and international trade—giving him a rare blend of technical fluency, capital allocation expertise, and regulatory insight. Javier is repeatedly brought into ambiguous, cross-functional situations where judgment, synthesis, and the ability to align engineering teams with executive priorities drive long-term value creation.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Master's degree at Georgetown University
London School of Economics and Political Science
Spanish, English