Gabriel Garcia
About Gabriel Garcia
Gabriel Garcia is the Chief Data Officer – IT Vice President at Procter & Gamble, known for transforming the company's ethos around data products.
Title and Current Role
Gabriel Garcia is currently serving as the Chief Data Officer – IT Vice President at Procter & Gamble. In this role since 2021, he has significantly transformed the company ethos around data products. He is located in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area.
Previous Roles at Procter & Gamble
Before his current role, Gabriel Garcia held the position of Chief Information Officer – IT Vice President from 2016 to 2021. During this period, he established and delivered the IT strategy for Procter & Gamble. Previously, from 1997 to 2016, he was the Senior Director of Information Technology, where he expanded the local footprint and led a team of 150 in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Education and Professional Development
Gabriel Garcia holds a Master of Science in Information Technology Management and a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Administration from Tecnológico de Monterrey. He has also completed professional development courses at Harvard Business School, including 'Competing in the Age of AI' and 'Disruptive Strategy'.
Certifications
Gabriel Garcia holds seven industry certifications. Notable among these are the Databricks: Fundamentals of Generative AI and the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certifications.
Key Achievements
In his tenure, Gabriel Garcia has transformed the enterprise's focus from data governance to becoming a cutting-edge data products organization, expanding the team by 150% within two years. He also increased business quality of service from 84% to 95% within six months by leading a root cause analysis and addressing gaps in SLAs.