Hon. Carlos Gutierrez

Harnessing opportunities through leadership

Independent Corporate Director, Former Cabinet Secretary and CEO

The Honorable Carlos Gutierrez is Chairman & CEO of EmPath, a frontrunner in machine learning-based skills inference. Previously, he was Chair of the Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategic advisory firm, following his role as Vice Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group and a member of the Senior Strategic Advisory Group at Citi. From 2005 to 2009, he served as United States Secretary of Commerce under President George W. Bush where he played a pivotal role in advancing economic relationships, enhancing trade, and promoting U.S. exports.

Secretary Gutierrez spent nearly thirty years with the Kellogg Company, a global manufacturer and marketer of well-known food brands. After assignments in Latin America, Canada, Asia, and the United States, he became President and CEO in 1999, becoming the youngest CEO in the company’s hundred-year history. In April 2000, he was also named Chairman of the Board of the Kellogg Company.

Secretary Gutierrez currently serves on the boards of MetLife, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, the Boao Forum for Asia, and TheDream.US. He previously served on the Boards of Exelon Corporation, PwC, Time Warner, Corning Incorporated, United Technologies, Colgate-Palmolive, and the National Foreign Trade Council (Chairman).

Born in Havana, Cuba, his family fled to the US when he was six years old. Based in Washington, D.C., Secretary Gutierrez continues to shape the worlds of business, trade, and diplomacy, leaving an indelible mark on each domain through his visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to global progress.