Francisco is the Co-founder and CEO of Cognitive Talent Solutions, a Palo Alto-based company specializing in AI-powered Organizational Network Analysis. Cognitive Talent Solutions has been acknowledged as a leading People Analytics vendor by ReadThread Research and Everest Group, and it has been recognized as one of the top vendors shaping the ONA space by David Green.

Francisco holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Loyola University and counts with 10+ years of experience in AI & People Analytics. He has lived and worked in North America, Asia, and Europe, speaking English, Spanish, Slovak and Japanese.

Francisco has a background working at IBM as a Business Analytics Leader, where he implemented global AI-powered solutions for process automation and predictive talent retention. He is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has experience implementing various methodologies such as GDF, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, and Design Thinking.

In addition, Francisco co-developed a patent-pending Organizational Network Analysis system for mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations, and was awarded as Emerging Innovator of the Year at the 2020 NWA Tech Summit. He has facilitated Organizational Network Analysis modules for People Analytics programs organized by DCH and LMS. He is also an Ambassador in the US for DCH, an international association of HR executives with 4000+ members across 12 countries.