Senior Director of Corporate and International Executive Programs
Carlos Baradello is truly a globally educated citizen.
At The University of San Francisco School of Business and Professional Studies he is responsible for Academic Immersion study programs: relationships in Latin America and Europe; our Executive Training and Certificate Programs; our Working With Entrepreneurs program; and Hispanic Market Immersions.
He graduated summa cum laude from the Universidad Católica de Córdoba in Argentina with an Electrical Electronic Engineering Degree, went on to receive his Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and then earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Through his work, Carlos seeks to underscore the importance of gaining business perspective through international connections and explorations, and displaying entrepreneurial commitment through real-life engagement.
Carlos has received numerous outstanding achievement awards such as the Professional Distinction Award by the Córdoba Technology Cluster in Argentina. His research interests center upon global markets and technology. His current research focuses on the US Hispanic Market and its relationship to national markets of origin; and, globalization and business acceleration of start-ups created and incubated in Latin America. His findings have been published in various international journals and he has lectured at a number of universities worldwide including Stanford University, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria (Chile) and the University of Mumbai. He advises the governments of Spain, Chile and Argentina on economic development and entrepreneurship promotion. In addition to his duties as the Associate Dean, Carlos teaches theme based Global Immersion Programs, Global Product Development, Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development, and International Marketing at USF.
Education:
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania USA (1978)
M.Sc., Electronic Engineering, Eindhoven International Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven ), The Netherlands (1975)
Electrical Electronic Engineering Degree (six-year curriculum), Universidad Católica de Córdoba , Argentina (summa cum laude) (1972)
Teaching:
MBA 6797: Academic Global Immersion (AGI): Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, Theme: Latin America: A Near-Shore Alternative?
MBA 662: Global Product Development
MBA 633: International Marketing
BA 406: Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development
Academic Positions Held:
At the University of San Francisco since 2003
Mentor, Global Social Benefit Incubator, Center of Science, Technology and Society, Santa Clara University. (2002 - Present)
Chair of Computer Science/Information Systems Advisory Board, Fairfield University
Current Research & Research Interests
The US Hispanic Market and its relationship to their national markets of origin.
Globalizing and business acceleration of start-up created and incubated in emerging countries (region of special focus: Latin America).
The Social Enterprise: innovation and business practices of the social benefit ventures. Technology adoption at the base of the pyramid.
Selected Papers & Publications
"The US Hispanic Market: The Awakening Giant." Keynote speaker, Monterrey Tec (Instituto de Estudios Superiores Tecnologicos de Monterey, México). Distinguished Invited Lecturer. May 29, 2007.
"State of Entrepreneurship in Latin America." SELA (Society for Entrepreneurship in Latin America), Stanford University . Keynote Speaker, April 9, 2007. http://sela.stanford.edu
The US Hispanic Market: The Awakening Giant? Conference Board Webinar, Diversity and Inclusion, Economic Environment, Marketing and Communications . April 3, 2007, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET, http://www.conference-board.org/webcasts/upcomingWebcast.cfm?id=1428
El Mercado hispano de los EEUU: el gigante que se despierta?”, Keynote Speaker, Costa Rica Technology Insight 2007, March 28-30, 2007, San Jose, Costa Rica. http://www.procomer.com/SoftwareTIC_07/SitioING/PaginaIng.html
External Service & Assignments:
Advisor to economic Development Agencies of Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Spain.
Corporate advisor for DOW Chemical - Latin America Customer Academy , Clorox, Conference Board, RTI, etc.
General Partner, Sienna Ventures, Sienna Hispanic Fund (Sienna 2006), Sausalito, CA (2004-2007)
Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Motorola Inc., Market & Business Platforms – Latin American & Caribbean World Region (1996-2003)
Chief Technical Officer & Vice President of Engineering, Advanced Fibre Communications Inc. (acquired by Tellabs Inc.), Petaluma, CA (1995-1996)
Vice President of Engineering, HUBBELL CORPORATION, Pulse Communications Division, Herndon, VA (1993-1995)
Group Manager & Product Line Manager, DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Maynard , MA (1987-1993)
Deputy Director, ITT Research Center, ITT CORPORATION, Rome, Italy (1978-1987)
Executive Sponsor of the team recipient of Motorola's CEO Volunteerism Team Award, delivering educational (integrating media and the Internet in the poorest classrooms) and financial support to the Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia orphanage, the program has expanded to over forty schools in the greater Lima region, Perú and México.
Created and launched the first Latin American web based Business Plan Competition (Misión XXI) and venture fund (1998 – 2001)
Honors & Awards:
Advisory Council Member of the Strategic Planning Council of Cordoba
(COPEC), Argentina (2009 - )
MBA Commencement Speaker, St. Mary's College of California. (October 5, 2003)
Professional Distinction Award, Córdoba Technology Cluster, Argentina. (2001)
Distinguished Nominee, HENAAC Executive Excellence Award. (1999)
Co-Chair of the Board of Advisors, Carnegie-Mellon Research Institute. (1991 - 2000)
