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Rick Belluzzo  

Former CEO of Quantum, Microsoft Executive, Venture Partner

Rick Belluzzo is a seasoned tech executive with extensive experience across various leadership roles, including three-time CEO, board member, investor, and venture partner. He began his career at Hewlett-Packard, dedicating 23 years to the company, with a significant focus on leading and building the Printing and PC business. Belluzzo also held pivotal positions at Microsoft, where he was Group Vice President of the Consumer Organization before advancing to President and COO. Additionally, he led significant transformations at SGI and served as CEO for Quantum Corp for nine years, and briefly as Interim CEO of Viavi Solutions.

Belluzzo currently serves as a US Venture Partner for Innogest SGR SpA, a role he has held since 2015, focusing on supporting technology companies in achieving global success. He also maintains active involvement as a board member on several public companies, sharing insights gained from a career rich in creating cultural and business transformations within the technology sector. He has also been a strategic advisor for the Gores Group and served as chairman of JDSU and vice chairman for Bravosolution.

Aside from his corporate achievements, Belluzzo is committed to mentoring young entrepreneurs and investing in the next generation of leaders. He authored "Hard Headed and Soft Hearted: Lessons from the Boardroom to the Break Room," sharing principles that balance IQ and EQ for long-term success. Known for his engaging speaking style, Belluzzo is highly regarded for his ability to address complex topics like cultural transformation and business strategy with clarity and insight. In January 2018, he was honored with the Cavaliere Della Repubblica Italiana by the President of Italy, recognizing his contributions to the tech industry and his role in fostering international business relations.

Speech Topics

Hard Headed & Soft Hearted: A Lifetime of Success

In today's ultra competitive, fast changing business environment, the path to success and achievement requires a long-term approach that is creative, yet grounded in a set of enduring principles. Rick Belluzzo has shared his experience and principles for success to large audiences around the world. These principles are based on his personal story - growing up in an immigrant family and achieving success at the highest level of several global corporations.

These principles are intended to both challenge and motivate people to expand their career horizon.

Leading a Business Transformation

In the fall of 2009, Rick Belluzzo was asked to speak to leaders of the UK National Health System, as they began to embark on massive change as a result of a significant and permanent decline in the government funding for healthcare. Out of this two-hour seminar, Belluzzo has brought together a collection of "lessons learned" on leading organizations through transformation. These lessons can be applied to businesses and organizations in all industries and organizations - large and small.

The material is presented in a positive manner reinforced by successful outcomes. It captures all critical aspects of leading change from business strategy, execution, innovation, and leading people.

Cultural Transformation: Principles for Success

Many companies and organizations are struggling to respond to the challenges brought about by disruption and change. New technology, competition, changing regulations, and shifting business models are but a few of the forces that can result in disappointing results and even failure. Often the challenge begins with a culture that was not developed to reflect these new demands and unable to innovate and capitalize on new opportunity.

Belluzzo will lead the audience through a series of principles that he has found to be effective in tackling this problem. These principles are based on specific experiences developed while working in the technology industry and driving cultural change that can become the basis for a world-class company, built for a modern environment. These case studies will capture his experiences at Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, SGI, Quantum, and other companies where efforts to transform a culture was a critical priority.

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