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Carlos Salazar, DBA

Chief AI Officer

Carlos is an expert in high-performance innovation, leveraging over two decades of combined experience as a business executive and strategic advisor. He collaborates with senior leadership teams to achieve breakthrough growth and deliver transformative results across deep tech industries.

Carlos earned his DBA researching how artificial intelligence empowers organizations to transform, adapt, and learn - creating a "co-intelligence advantage" between human and AI.

His strategic counsel blends a firm belief in human-first development, industry-leading technology and processes, and practical, hands-on frameworks to help organizations thrive while adopting and scaling AI.

As a certified high performance coach, Carlos's passion for strategic leadership goes far beyond the workplace. His specialty is to empower leaders to achieve peak individual and organizational performance by integrating cutting-edge AI technologies, the science of flow, and advanced decision-making frameworks under VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) conditions. His approach fosters coherent growth across people, planet, and profit.

In his role as Chief AI Officer, Carlos is at the forefront of human-centric AI transformation, bridging traditional IT consulting with the rapidly evolving landscape of agentic AI systems. His commitment to innovation and leadership drives AI + Human partnership, ensuring that organizations stay ahead in an era defined by technological disruption and opportunity.

  • Chief AI Officer
    Kalosys

  • Doctor in Business Administration
    Baruch College, City University of New York

  • Managing Director
    Stage-Gate Latin America

  • MBA
    Hult International Business School