Strategic advisor
Felipe Padilla Gomez
Former CTO roles at Hitachi Vantara and Vodafone, now leading AI for deep tech at Hitachi, in its Corporate Venture Office.
- Current role
- Senior Director, AI for Deeptech and Corporate Venture Office, Hitachi
- Based in
- London

Profile
About Felipe
Felipe leads AI for deep tech in industrials at Hitachi and works in its Corporate Venture Office.
He was CTO for IoT, AI and cloud in telecoms and media at Hitachi Vantara, and CTO of Vodafone's broadband division. He also co-founded SkipsoLabs, an open-innovation software company.
He has more than 30 years in technology across telecoms, finance, transport, energy and manufacturing, with hands-on depth in AI, machine learning, real-time analytics, cloud and security.
Highlights
Former CTO roles at Hitachi Vantara and Vodafone
Leads AI for deep tech in industrials at Hitachi
Corporate venturing at Hitachi
30+ years in technology
Background
Where Felipe has worked and studied.
- Previously
- Hitachi Vantara (CTO, IoT, AI and cloud)
- Vodafone (CTO, broadband)
- SkipsoLabs (co-founder)
- Education
- TRIUM Global Executive MBA (NYU Stern, LSE, HEC Paris)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business, Columbia Business School
- Applied Data Science, Columbia Engineering
What Felipe adds
Senior Director, AI for Deeptech and Corporate Venture Office, Hitachi
Former CTO roles at Hitachi Vantara and Vodafone. Industrial AI and corporate venturing, after more than 30 years in technology.
The team