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Los Angeles, CA-based Association for Latino Professionals in Finance & Accounting has Appointed Julio Carbonell as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
ALPFA, a 42-year-old organization that began as an association of finance and accounting professionals, supports Latinos in all industries through its 42 chapters across the country and 128 student chapters at major colleges and universities. ALPFA's mission is to create life-long professional opportunities for its 23,000 members and business partners through leadership development, networking, mentorship and community engagement.
About the Person
Julio Carbonell was Senior Vice President and CIO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), a not-for-profit entity dedicated to the humane treatment of animals. As the ASPCA’s first CIO, he developed the strategy and led the transformation of technology services to better align with the mission of serving victims of animal cruelty and of providing positive outcomes for at-risk animals. The organization’s wide ranging activities afforded him the opportunity to deliver solutions in a variety of disciplines including healthcare, fundraising, disaster response, community services, law enforcement and many others. Previously, Mr. Carbonell was Vice President of Information Technology at the Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner (MLB) where he led the strategic direction and evolution of technology services for MLB’s central offices and teams. During that time, he implemented a vast array of enterprise-level programs designed to increase revenue, improve business processes and reduce costs. He was a member of the senior management team responsible for the centralization of the company’s thirty-one web sites leading to the creation and launch of mlb.com. His general duties encompassed the management of all corporate technology products and services including business applications, client services, network communications, technical operations and infrastructure. Prior to joining MLB, Mr. Carbonell was a Vice President & Product Manager with Citicorp Information Resources, a subsidiary of Citigroup, where he had responsibility for implementing their automated international banking products across the U.S. Earlier positions included management roles with the National Westminster Bank and the Irving Trust Company. Mr. Carbonell speaks fluent Spanish and holds an accounting degree from the New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn, NY. He serves on various advisory boards including on the Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council (HITEC), where he has been frequently recognized on its list of Most Influential Hispanics in Information Technology, on the Fairfield/Westchester chapter of the Society for Information Management and on IBM’s Mid-Market Advisory Network. A former Pedro Pan refugee, Mr. Carbonell is devoted to the goal of establishing a freeCuban society with respect for human rights. He lives in Newtown, CT and has been a faithful supporter of the town’s resurgence from the December 2012 massacre at the school where his four children spent their formative years. He is an avid sports enthusiast and spends his leisure time on whichever golf courses or tennis courts are willing to accommodate his scoring handicaps.
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