USF Guest Panelist
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Emerson
Director of Solutions Development 
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Diego Granizo
Emerson Director of Solutions Development Mr. Granizo is an accomplished professional with more than 12 years of experience in diverse strategy roles across a wide variety of industries, including Consumer Goods, Healthcare, and Industrial Manufacturing. Currently, he is the Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions - Director of Solutions Development for Latin America. In this role, he is responsible for shaping the region’s business expansion by leading the evaluation of M&A, manufacturing partnerships, and commercial alliances to satisfy customers’ value-added solutions demand. He began his career at Emerson in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 2012 as the Business Development Coordinator for Latin America. In 2013, he joined Emerson Climate as a Business Development Manager and was additionally given the role of Marketing Director in 2014. In 2018, he was appointed General Manager of the Andean Region. Prior to joining Emerson, Mr. Granizo held positions in Marketing at Medtronic in New Haven, Connecticut, and in Research, Development & Quality for Kraft Foods in Brazil and Ecuador. As a native of Ecuador, Mr. Granizo pursued his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at Zamorano University, Honduras, received his Master of Science in Food Processing & Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana and received his Master of Business Administration from Yale University, Connecticut. Mr. Granizo is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English. In his free time, he enjoys competitive sports and is a skilled soccer player. He completed the Miami Marathon and annually joins his fellow Emerson colleagues to run the annual Fort Lauderdale Corporate 5K. |
