Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is the world’s leading champion of project management and founder of a global moment that has transformed a tactical topic such as project management, into one of the central issues in the CEO’s 2020 agenda. He argues that project management is the lingua franca of the business and personal worlds from the C-suite to managing your career or relationships.

Antonio has influenced CEOs of leading organizations; preeminent business media, such as Harvard Business Review and The Economist; top business schools, like Duke CE; renowned thought leader conclaves, such as Thinkers50, Peter Drucker Forum and the World Economic Forum. His vision has impacted thousands of organizations, leaders and MBA students.

He is author of the bestselling The Focused Organization; currently working on his next book Hierarchy of Purpose. He teaches at some of the world leading business schools (including Duke CE, Skolkovo, IE, Solvay, Vlerick); and is a much in demand speaker at events worldwide.

He is one of the few thought leaders that holds a full time executive position, currently as Director of the Program Management Office at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines. Past chairman of the Project Management Institute, previously worked at BNP Paribas, Fortis Bank, ABN AMRO and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Born in Madrid, Spain, and educated in Germany, Mexico, Italy and the United States, Antonio has an MBA from London Business School and is fluent in five languages.