Liliana Gil Valletta

Liliana Gil Valletta is an award-winning entrepreneur, cultural intelligence® expert, and television business commentator, known for her ability to leverage the power of data and culture for business growth. As an immigrant from Colombia, who moved to the U.S. at the age of 17 without speaking English, she exemplifies the American Dream, transitioning from a corporate executive to a successful entrepreneur. After a notable corporate career, including a decade at Johnson & Johnson where she served as Global Director of Marketing Services in the Pharma sector, pioneered enterprise-wide multicultural marketing strategies, and co-founded the Hispanic employee group “HOLA”, Valletta established the marketing agency CIEN+ and the market research tech CulturIntel. Her firms, operating in the U.S. and Latin America, offer A.I.-powered research, strategy consulting, and marketing solutions, assisting leaders to engage inclusively with diverse market segments. Her clientele includes major corporations such as Google, Kellogg’s, Kroger, Nestlé, and PepsiCo.

Valletta frequently appears as an independent TV commentator on networks like Fox News, Fox Business, and CNN en Español. She serves as an independent director on the board of Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) and holds positions at several other organizations, including The National YMCA USA, and as Chairwoman of the FRIENDS of the National American Latino Museum. Additionally, she is a member of The World Economic Forum as a selected Young Global Leader. Her accolades include the 2022 Pinnacle Award by Medical Media & Marketing (MM&M), 2022/2021 Top 100 Most Influential Latinas by Latino Leaders Magazine, 2021 Top 10 Pioneering Women in Business, and U.S. Hispanic Businessperson of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Valletta is a vocal advocate for cultural intelligence® as a catalyst for business and economic development, equity, and inclusion, collaborating on initiatives with The United Nations, The World Economic Forum, and The White House, among others. She mentors the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program and engages in keynotes on topics like Business, Cultural Intelligence, Diversity, and Women in Business, delivering presentations in both English and Spanish. Valletta holds a Business Administration degree from Southwestern Adventist University, an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado, and an executive degree from Harvard Kennedy School in Global Leadership and Public Policy. She is married to entrepreneur and former football player Chris Valletta and is a mother to two sons.