Liliana Gil Valletta

Lili is an award-winning entrepreneur, recognized cultural intelligence® expert, A.I. tech innovator, and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She is also a regular TV commentator seen on Fox News, Fox Business and CNN en Español.

After a successful corporate career, including a 10-year tenure at Johnson & Johnson- where she pioneered various multicultural market strategies and co-founded the Hispanic BRG “HOLA”- Lili co-founded CIEN+ and CulturIntel. Her firm is globally recognized as a leader in AI-powered market research, business consulting and cultural marketing strategies to help leaders turn cultural trends into innovation and profits.
Some of her clients include Google, Merck, PepsiCo, Capital One, CVS/ Aetna, WW (Weightwatchers) among other Fortune 500’s.

Lili is also one of only 2.6% of Latinos serving on a Fortune 500+ public board, as an independent director at Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ). Other boards she serves on include, AUA Private Equity Partners, Harvard Women's Leadership Board, National Board of Directors of the YMCA USA. Some of her recent awards include 2019 Top 10 Innovation Catalyst by MM&M, 2019 Silicon Valley Visionary, 2018 U.S. Hispanic Businessperson of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Top 100 Most Powerful Women of NY, among others. She is an active voice elevating promoting equity and business inclusion, collaborating in various initiatives at the United Nations, The World Economic Forum, The White House and is a mentor to the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program.

Lili holds a degree in Business Administration from Southwestern Adventist University, an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado and an executive degree from the Harvard Kennedy School in Global Leadership and Public Policy.