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Victor Padilla-Taylor is Director of Networks at Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale. A graduate from Yale School of Management, he is an experienced professional with a background in chemical engineering, deep industry knowledge and skills to manage relationship-building areas in complex and multicultural organizations. He was the 2021 recipient of the Linda Lorimer Award for Distinguished Service, conferred by Yale's president on staff who have demonstrated their commitment to innovative thinking and the educational and research missions of the university. He also serves as board leader at Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers, Long Wharf Theatre, Yale SOM Alumni Advisory Board, and Saint Thomas More Chapel at Yale University. For his accomplishments as alumni volunteer, he received the 2023 Yale Alumni Leadership Award for his service and innovative leadership as nominated and selected by alumni relations staff members.
Previously, he was a Global Leadership Fellow and Partner Engagement Lead at the World Economic Forum. His work included articulating and identifying key engagement tracks for private sector, government and academic stakeholders responding to multisectoral challenges such as the current humanitarian crisis. He was also manager for the Global Future Council on Mobility.
Prior to joining the Forum, he held strategic positions with trading firms in Latin America for more than 10 years to optimize their worldwide operations. He was also responsible for the execution of large commodity contracts between private and public sector constituents. In his previous role as corporate development manager for an agri-business conglomerate, he produced multiple analyses and research work to support new investments across a wide range of industry verticals in Latin America such as chemicals, agriculture and transportation.
Padilla-Taylor is a Master of Advanced Management graduate from Yale University. He holds an MBA from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and a Chemical and Industrial Engineering degree from his home country Guatemala. He earned an Executive Master's in Global Leadership from World Economic Forum. He also is a trained coach with Coactive Training Institute. In his adoptive country, Guatemala, he was captain for the Men's National Basketball Team.
Previously, he was a Global Leadership Fellow and Partner Engagement Lead at the World Economic Forum. His work included articulating and identifying key engagement tracks for private sector, government and academic stakeholders responding to multisectoral challenges such as the current humanitarian crisis. He was also manager for the Global Future Council on Mobility.
Prior to joining the Forum, he held strategic positions with trading firms in Latin America for more than 10 years to optimize their worldwide operations. He was also responsible for the execution of large commodity contracts between private and public sector constituents. In his previous role as corporate development manager for an agri-business conglomerate, he produced multiple analyses and research work to support new investments across a wide range of industry verticals in Latin America such as chemicals, agriculture and transportation.
Padilla-Taylor is a Master of Advanced Management graduate from Yale University. He holds an MBA from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and a Chemical and Industrial Engineering degree from his home country Guatemala. He earned an Executive Master's in Global Leadership from World Economic Forum. He also is a trained coach with Coactive Training Institute. In his adoptive country, Guatemala, he was captain for the Men's National Basketball Team.