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About Me

Jose Pinero, M.B.A. and ICF Foundation Board Member, is a career coach specializing in helping Latinx and people of color find their place, grow and succeed in top corporations.

He has a unique skill set: being a tech industry executive with more than 20 years’ experience, running and growing businesses, leading cross-company initiatives, coaching professionals in Fortune 100 companies, being an inspirational storyteller, delivering keynotes at top companies and universities, and applying strategic and pragmatic approaches to complex problems and human relations. The professionals Jose has coached have seen tangible results in their careers and life, including career growth, improved relationships with managers, and an improved sense of accomplishment and personal satisfaction.

Jose has held leadership positions at publicly traded companies including Microsoft Corp. and Marchex, where he runs a $40 million-dollar business. He has co-founded companies that provided services to The Nobel Peace Prize organization, Starbucks, Google and Microsoft. Before that, he did Marketing and Brand Management at Procter & Gamble.
Jose holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University. He also completed the UCLA Latino Leadership Institute, and the Northwestern University Executive Marketing programs.

Jose serves in the Board of Directors of the International Coach Federation Foundation. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Hopelink, Seattle Eastside’s leading community services organization and co-chaired a $20 million-dollar capital campaign. He also was a Board Member of Global Partnerships, an organization dedicated to expanding opportunities for impoverished people via microfinancing.

Jose has received several awards, including Latin Business Magazine’s “Top 100 U.S. Hispanics to Watch”, “Top 100 Prominent Latinos in the Business World”, and the National Urban League’s Donald H. McGannon Service Award.