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Elisa Perez

@elisaperez1

Head of AI Adoption & Enablement, turning AI strategy into governed, scalable enterprise adoption through capability building and KPIs.

Spain

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What I'm looking for

I want to scale a governed AI intake and prioritisation model, build role-based enablement pathways and an AI Champion community, and partner with Technology, Data, Legal, Risk, Security, and Procurement to roll out copilots/GenAI with adoption, usage, productivity, and ROI dashboards.

I’m an AI Adoption, Enablement and Transformation leader with 12+ years of experience turning digital and AI strategy into governed, scalable organisational adoption. I combine enterprise portfolio leadership, change management, capability building, and hands-on AI/ML literacy.

As a Senior Portfolio & Program Manager, I lead governance and strategic oversight of a portfolio of 1,500+ projects—coordinating multidisciplinary teams of 50+ professionals and a network of 10 portfolio focal points. I drive adoption of AI, analytics, and digital capabilities by connecting business demand with technology capabilities, governance requirements, and executive decision-making.

My core approach is practical and measurable: I prioritise use cases using strategic value, feasibility, risk, readiness, dependencies, and impact, then translate complex AI concepts into guidance for executives and functional users. I build executive dashboards and KPI frameworks to track adoption, delivery, risks, resource use, and benefits realisation—and I’m also a PhD Candidate in Artificial Intelligence focused on AI-supported decision-making and portfolio governance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Portfolio & Program Manager

Current

AGESIC / UNOPS

Jan 2020 - Present (6 years 6 months)

Led AI-supported decision-making portfolio and program management, including executive prioritisation, delivery decisions, and organisational risk/complexity scoring across 1,500+ projects. Coordinated multidisciplinary teams and built adoption pathways connecting business demand with governance and executive decision-making.

Portfolio Governance Predictive Analytics Risk Scoring Program Management Capability Building Change Management Stakeholder Management

Project Portfolio Management Lead

AGESIC / UNOPS

Jan 2023 - Jan 2025 (2 years)

Provided governance and strategic oversight for a portfolio of 1,500+ projects, supporting executive prioritisation, delivery decisions, and organisational risk/complexity scoring to enable AI transformation.

Portfolio Governance Project Portfolio Management Predictive Analytics Risk Scoring

AI and Python Coach

4Geeks Academy

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)

Mentored learners in Python, machine learning, predictive analytics, and applied AI, including prompt engineering and AI assistants. Supported learning through practical exercises using dashboarding, data, and workflow automation concepts.

Python Machine Learning Predictive Analytics Applied AI Prompt Engineering Workflow Automation Power BI Tableau Pentaho SQL MySQL MongoDB Elasticsearch Microsoft 365 Copilot

Founder & CEO

Mi Edificio

Jan 2018 - Jan 2024 (6 years)

Led product strategy and roadmap priorities for a PropTech startup, driving stakeholder engagement and digital-service adoption.

Product Strategy Roadmapping Stakeholder Engagement

Stanford Innovation Fellow

Stanford University

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)

Focused on innovation ecosystems, cross-sector collaboration, and research-to-impact translation to support AI-enabled decision-making and portfolio governance.

Innovation Ecosystem Portfolio Governance

Professor of Project Management

Universidad Católica del Uruguay

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)

Taught project management with emphasis on agile frameworks, strategic planning, and organisational transformation.

Project Management Agile Framework Strategic Planning

Project Manager

Universidad de Montevideo

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years)

Managed technology projects involving multidisciplinary teams and multiple functional areas, leading planning, execution, stakeholder coordination, and adoption activities supporting digital transformation.

Technology Project Management Digital Transformation Organisational Change Project Execution

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Artificial Intelligence

2026 -

PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence focused on AI-supported decision-making and portfolio governance. Research is conducted within the COGRADE group.

Stanford University

Innovation Fellowship, Innovation

2021 - 2022

Stanford Innovation Fellow focused on innovation ecosystems, cross-sector collaboration, and research-to-impact translation.

Universidad de la República (UDELAR), Facultad de Ingeniería

Master in Technology Innovation, Technology Innovation

2016 - 2017

Master in Technology Innovation focused on translating AI/ML, predictive analytics, and automation into actionable roadmaps and guidance for non-technical stakeholders.

Universidad de la República (UDELAR), Facultad de Ingeniería

Postgraduate in Technology Management, Technology Management

2015 - 2016

Postgraduate program in Technology Management emphasizing project management, agile frameworks, and organisational transformation.

Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay

Degree in Information Technology, Information Technology

Degree in Information Technology from Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay.

Universidad de Montevideo

Bachelor of Management, Management

Bachelor of Management from Universidad de Montevideo.

University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)

Master in Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

Master's in Artificial Intelligence with applied work integrating enterprise project data and developing ML models for strategic decision support. Covered supervised/unsupervised learning, forecasting, neural networks, recommender systems, and data integration.