Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is the global champion of project management. He argues that projects are the lingua franca of the business and personal worlds from the C-suite to managing your career or relationships.

Antonio’s research and global impact was recognized by Thinkers50 with its Ideas into Practice Award in 2017.  He is a contributor to the Harvard Business Review and other publications worldwide and is the author of The Project Revolution and The Focused Organization.

Antonio is one of the few thought leaders who holds a full-time executive position. He is currently Director of the Project Management Office at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines. He is a past Chairman of the Project Management Institute, and previously worked at BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, ABN AMBRO and PricewatherhouseCoopers.

Antonio is a visiting professor at some of the world leading businesses schools (including Duke CE, Skolkovo, IE, Solvay, Vlerick); and a much in demand keynote speaker at events worldwide.

Born in Madrid, Spain, and educated in Germany, Mexico, Italy and the United States, Antonio is an economist with an MBA from London Business School and Insead’s International Director Program. He is fluent in five languages.