Milton Pedraza

Milton Pedraza is the founder and CEO of the Luxury Institute. He is globally recognized as one of the world’s leading luxury industry experts, as well a leading private investor and entrepreneur in a new category he has coined as 'Creator Empowerment Technology'.

Pedraza is a shareholder in DataLucent, Cryptid Technologies, Diamond Standard, EmpwrData, Replika Software, Firework, and Privatei, among other game changing innovators. He is the most sought-after Advisory Board member by unique, true game-changing, creator empowerment and luxury startups.

Through The Luxury Institute, Pedraza has consulted with over 1,100 luxury and premium goods and services brands with leading-edge research and training solutions. The Luxury Institute has the largest global network of top-tier luxury executives, experts, HNW and UHNW individuals and families, and each support Luxury Institute in serving the unique needs of its clients. Luxury Institute has conducted more quantitative and qualitative research with affluent, HNW, and UHNW consumers than any other entity and has significantly shaped the way luxury and premium goods and services brands serve luxury consumers today.

Pedraza has served on the boards of top-tier luxury brands, as well as tech startups. He is a member of the Advisory Board at The UHNW Institute and is a frequent speaker at corporate events worldwide.

Pedraza is a frequent guest speaker at Columbia and has lectured at Harvard. He has been recognized as a top Latin Entrepreneur by Stanford.Born in Colombia and raised in the USA, Pedraza has served as a senior executive in several countries. He has conducted business in over 120 countries and speaks several languages.