About Syl

About Syl

SYL DI DIEGO PROFILE

Sylvester (Syl) Di Diego is an accomplished founder, entrepreneur, venture consultant, digital consultant, board advisor, board member, global Fortune 100 executive, and public speaker. 

“Better Call Syl” for Innovation, Problem Solving, Strategies, Plans, Implementation, Financial Performance, and Results.

Syl has successfully ridden the waves of new technologies and spearheaded first-mover advantages in the ecosystems of electronic materials, information, semiconductor components, IT systems, outsourcing, the world wide web, and digital business. Syl serves clients as a W-2 Contractor, freelancer, or through his LLC consultancies.

Syl is active in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Accelerators, Incubators, Commercializing Technologies, Digital Business, eCommerce, eMarketplaces, SaaS Platform Businesses, Digital Transformation, Economic Development, and Workforce Development.

Syl previously served as Board Advisor and Global Executive in a Global Fortune 500 Conglomerate for 17 years. His roles spanned C-Suite and Chairman Office staff, Investment Board Staff, and Manager for Corporate Finance, Investment Funds, and Portfolio Management (500 direct equity companies). Based in the USA and Japan he covered the Americas and Asia regions. Syl rose through the corporate ranks in various management, operating, trade, and supply chain roles in the Non-Ferrous Metals Group and IT Systems and Services Group.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE ROLES

Chair & Co-Founder, Consul Program New Jersey for Life Sciences, Health, Wellness, Raritan, New Jersey USA

Advisory Board Member, Center for International Business & Education at Raritan Valley Community College Raritan, New Jersey USA

Sub-Committee Leader, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Japan, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Tokyo, JAPAN

Investment Committee Staff, Global Fortune 100 Conglomerate (Portfolio of 500 Direct-Equity Subsidiary Companies)

Founding Member, Mitsubishi Foundation (USA) – Corporate Board Appointed, New York, NY USA

Member, Pension Committee, Mitsubishi International Corporation (USA) – Corporate Board Appointed New York, NY USA

Member, 401K Management Committee, Mitsubishi International Corporation (USA) – Corporate Board Appointed New York, NY USA

Member, Non-Profit Board, Madison, NJ, USA

Member, Non-Profit Board, Liberty Corner, NJ USA

EDUCATION & TRAINING

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

M.C. Rockefeller Graduate Fellowship (Awarded)
Harvard University – Japan (Primary and Secondary Research of Japanese Collaboration Culture & Practices)

BA Sociology, Focus: Policy Design, Lobbying & Program Implementation Excellence
Harvard University – Cambridge, MA

National Science Foundation – Energy Resources (Awarded)
University of Tennessee at Martin
(Geology Lab Work | Nuclear Spent Fuel Research Paper)

INDUSTRY EDUCATION
MBA Equivalent Experience

PMI PMP, PMI ACP Agile, Scrum Training

Scient Corporation Creative Problem Solving and Innovation

Mitsubishi Corporation Leadership Program – Global

Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank Emerging Leaders Program – Tokyo, Japan

Mitsubishi Corporation Leadership Program – USA

Leadership New York (Coro Foundation, NYC Partnership) – USA

Mitsubishi Venture Catalyst Leadership Program – USA (Program Director, Co-Instructor)

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

Syl has worked for clients in USA, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Japan, Republic of Korea (South), China, Thailand, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In country work experience of Syl spans USA, Japan, China, Pakistan, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil.

LANGAGES

English (native) and Japanese (business).

INDUSTRIES – PRODUCTS SERVED

GOODS PRODUCING/MANUFACTURING

  • Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)  
  • Manufacturing
  • Energy
  • Industrial
  • Chemicals

TECHNOLOGY   

  • Digital
  • Ecommerce
  • Web
  • Devices

HEALTH & WELLNESS

  • Healthcare
  • Wellness
  • Biotechnology
  • Life Sciences
  • Medical Devices
  • Hospital System
  • Ambulatory Service Centers (ASC)

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • Finance
  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
  • Investment Management
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USA, Japan, Global)
  • Incubators
  • Accelerators

TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

  • International Trade
  • Transportation
  • Supply
  • Logistics
  • Sourcing
  • Import and Export
  • Just-in-Time

CONSULTING

  • Board Governance
  • Management Consulting
  • Technology Commercialization
  • Venture Startups
  • Leadership Development
  • Human Capital
  • Recruiting
  • Training

NON PROFIT

  • Health
  • Education

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