Chema Garcia-Soto

Chema Garcia-Soto has had diverse and extensive work experience in various industries. Chema currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer at CoMind, a London-based neurotechnology start-up. Prior to this, they worked as a Healthcare Technology Innovation Fellow at Baptist Health. Chema also held several positions at Medtronic, including Global Commercial Senior Director for Digital Surgery and Surgical Robotics. Chema also led the strategic accounts and integrated health solutions business unit in Latin America and implemented Salesforce.com across multiple business units in EMEA. Before joining Medtronic, Chema was an Executive Director in the Middle East for Catenon Worldwide Executive Search. Chema also worked at Maersk Line, where they held roles such as On-line Sales Manager, Commercial Planning Principal, Business Process Analyst, and Sales Executive. Additionally, Chema has experience as a Customer Service Manager and Operations Coordinator at Maersk Line. Chema began their career as a Marketing Consultant at The Coca-Cola Company.

Chema Garcia-Soto has a strong education background in business and entrepreneurship. Chema obtained an Executive Certificate in Management & Leadership from MIT Sloan Executive Education in 2022. Prior to this, they completed a program on Startup Funding at Cambridge Judge Business School and an Executive Program for Growing Companies at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, both in 2022. Chema also attended Harvard Business School in 2017 for a program on Value Based Healthcare. Chema holds an MBA degree from IESE Business School, specializing in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, which they earned from 2010 to 2012. Additionally, they participated in an MBA Exchange Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management in 2011. Chema's educational journey began with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business Administration from European Business School - Madrid, London, Paris, which they obtained from 2000 to 2004. In addition to their formal education, Chema has also earned certifications in Sandler Enterprise Selling, Sales Management & Coaching, Solution Selling, and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.