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S olomon D. (“Sol”) Trujillo is a global business executive who not only has uniquely served as CEO of three large market-cap global companies in the three different corridors of the world but he has also nearly forty years of service on boards of directors across the globe.

Sol was just 30 years old when he was asked to serve on the board of a Denver, Colorado bank, which was soon followed by being asked to serve on major globally branded companies that include PepsiCo, Bank of America, EDS, Orange, Telstra, Gannett, US West, Target, Soufun(China), and WPP, the world’s largest advertising agency holding company. He is currently on the board of Western Union, a global financial services company, Encantos, an award-winning edtech company, and Cano Health, ranked as the fastest-growing primary care provider in America.

In 2012, Sol received a Top 100 Directors award from the National Association of Corporate Directors. Not only has Sol served as an outstanding board member, but he has also been Chairman of the Board at US West, Orange, and Telstra. He has led companies listed on the NYSE, FTSE, and CAC 40. Currently, Sol chairs the Trujillo Group, LLC, investing in private companies domestically and internationally.

Sol is the Chairman and Founding Partner of New Cadence Productions, a U.S. television and film content creation studio for the New Mainstream audience. He serves as a Senior Advisor for Bain & Company Management Consulting; and serves on the board of advisors at Stanford School of Medicine Center on Longevity.

Sol is also the Chair and Co-founder of the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC) where U.S. Latino business leaders are working to create an accurate understanding of U.S. Latinos and their critical importance to the USA Based on a factual analysis of actual data and research. Sol is the co-founder of L’ATTITUDE, a national New Mainstream Economy business event and national policy discussion platform. He has appeared in leading publications and programs where he is well-recognized for his expertise in technology, business, and the economy.

Sol has served as a trade policy advisor to the Clinton and Bush administrations and remains active in public policy issues related to trade, productivity, innovation, and economic development. During his career, he has received numerous global awards in leadership, technology, innovation, and management development, and has been a leading role model and advocate for diversity.

Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Mr. Trujillo holds a Bachelor of Science in business and an MBA (finance) from the University of Wyoming with honorary doctorates from the University of Wyoming, the University of Colorado, Whittier College, and Miami Dade College.

Abbreviated Biography

Solomon D. (“Sol”) Trujillo is a global business executive who not only has uniquely served as CEO of three large market-cap global companies in the three different corridors of the world but he has also nearly forty years of service on boards of directors across the globe.

Sol was just 30 years old when he was asked to serve on the board of a Denver, Colorado bank, which was soon followed by being asked to serve on major globally branded companies that include PepsiCo, Bank of America, EDS, Orange, Telstra, Gannett, US West, Target, Soufun(China), and WPP, the world’s largest advertising agency holding company. He is currently on the board of Western Union, a global financial services company, Encantos, an award-winning edtech company, and Cano Health, ranked as the fastest-growing primary care provider in America.

In 2012, Sol received a Top 100 Directors award from the National Association of Corporate Directors. Not only has Sol served as an outstanding board member, but he has also been Chairman of the Board at US West, Orange, and Telstra. He has led companies listed on the NYSE, FTSE, and CAC 40. Currently Sol chairs the Trujillo Group, LLC, investing in private companies domestically and internationally.

Sol is the Chairman and Founding Partner of New Cadence Productions, a U.S. television and film content creation studio for the New Mainstream audience. He serves as a Senior Advisor for Bain & Company Management Consulting; and serves on the board of advisors at Stanford School of Medicine Center on Longevity.