Rafael Pelaez

Rafael Pelaez serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Pan-American Life Insurance Group since June 2020. Previously, at EY, Rafael held the position of Corporate Strategy & Operations Lead for Cybersecurity Solutions in the Energy Industry, achieving significant organic sales growth and expanding team size. Rafael's career also includes leadership roles at Global Solutions, Schneider Electric, where strategic partnerships and new cybersecurity business lines were developed, as well as a focus on corporate business development. Additional experience includes roles at Cisco Systems, Blackboard, Carrefour, Accenture, and Pfizer, with a strong emphasis on information security, risk management, and technology infrastructure. Rafael holds an MBA from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and degrees in Computer Engineering from Universidad de Granada and UC Santa Barbara.