Ray Pinto is currently the Senior Director for Vertical Strategy and Business Development for DIGITALEUROPE. Ray brings to DIGITALEUROPE over 25 years of government affairs and communications experience in Brussels and across the EU. Ray is responsible for the digital transformation strategy working closely with DigitalEurope’s members and key stakeholders to advance important work on areas impacting vertical industries such as data, cybersecurity, data protection, international trade, AI and emerging technologies, and skills development. He leads a team that plays a central role in growing the membership to include important European verticals including defence, healthcare and the public sector, financial services, manufacturing, and transport. Previously, he worked at Microsoft responsible for coordinating policy efforts towards governments across the EU on socio-economic issues and strategies to build stronger relations. Ray holds citizenship with both Canada and France and is a graduate of McGill University in Political Science.
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